Operating Manual for Sea Daze 4788 Bayliner
Sea Daze 160323.doc
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Last Revision August 11
th
, 2015
To start the engine: Squeeze the black bulb, on the outboard engine until it feels firm and full of fuel. Lift the
lever to the left of the throttle control. This is the choke. It will bring additional fuel into the engine to help
during start. Pump the throttle a couple of times and with the choke lever elevated turn the key. You may have
to try a few times if the engine is cold, or the dinghy has not been used for awhile. When the engine starts
lower the choke lever to reduce the engine RPM, but not all the way or the engine may stop. Allow the engine
to warm, about 5 minutes and then lower the choke lever all the way to idle. After releasing the lines from Sea
Daze advance the throttle slowly to get underway.
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Bilge Pumps
Although you see only three circuit breakers on the DC switch panel for bilge pumps there are actually six bilge
pumps. Three are wired directly to float switches that are directly wired to the Accessory Battery. These are
designed as standby pumps, always guarding against the event that the boat might start taking on water when no
one is aboard to notice and help out. The other pumps are energized by turning on the switches labeled “Aft”,
“Mid” and “Fwd” on the DC panel, then using the switches at either helm.
Sea Daze is equipped with numerous automatic bilge pumps that can be manually activated from either helm. If
you continually hear the bilge pump running, check your bilge. You may have a serious problem or you may
have just accidentally hit the manual bilge pump to ON. Lights indicate operation.
It is advised that you run the bilge pumps at the end of each day if you have seen any water in the bilge. The
forward and midship pumps will generally not pump anything unless you’ve been showering without the sump
switch on and the passageway carpet is soaked. The aft one will usually pump a while because it is in the
engine room and the shaft seal bellows are design so that they leak slightly for cooling of the shaft seals. Watch
out the port side while these pumps are running so that when the bilge runs dry you can turn them off. Letting
them run dry may burn them out. Monitor how much comes out and check that it is not polluted. (If either
becomes a concern, notify AYC)
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Miscellaneous
Please help protect the flybridge seat cushions by covering them in inclement weather and at night. If the
cushions get wet tilt them up until they dry then cover with their canvas. The foredeck seat cushion may be
stored in the guest shower. Please bring it inside and store it when your cruise is finished.
Some cabinet doors are braced open with long springs (power control panel lid, pilot house chart cabinet and
rode locker). Please remember to poke (bend) the side of the springs to close these doors. If you forget, the
springs may rip out their screws and damage the cabinets.
Please be sure not to crab off the stern as the crab line can easily get tangled in the prop as you swing with wind
or current. You don’t want to be the person who has to dive over and cut the line out of the propeller. It is best
to use the dinghy to set your crab pot away from the boat (take care not to foul the dinghy prop also). Please
clean up any seaweed or crab shells afterwards to keep the boat neat and tidy.
DO NOT WALK ON THE BLACK PLASTIC HATCHES on the foredeck. They are slippery and weak.
Instruct your crew.
Spare filters and drive belts are located in a blue box in the engine room in front of the starboard engine
Oil , transmission fluid and coolant is located in the port side lazarette or in the engine room.
