Grand Soleil 50’
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Deck and/or chain washing water system
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To wash the deck or the chain with sea water, a water pump is installed on the port
hull side, abaft the sail locker. Just under this pump there is a suitable protective
filter.
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The relevant intake seacock is installed on the hull, towards the middle of the boat and
against the sail locker aft bulkhead (see position 16 of the drawing at page 69).
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To start the above-mentioned water pump, turn on the
SHOWER PUMP switch
in the 12
Vdc electrical panel (see page 53).
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The hose connection for the deck washing pipe is located on the same surface of the
windlass, towards the port side.
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An identical hose connection can be mounted to the left of the above-mentioned one and for
the same services, in case a fresh water supply is provided, linked to the boat pressurized
network.
General warning and caution
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We remind you that, if all on-board systems work properly, there should be no water in
the bilge. If there is water, first of all check if it is fresh or sea water: in the first case,
inspect the fresh water distribution system; in the second case, inspect the sea water
distribution system, if provided, as well as the other possible sea water leaks (engine,
rudder shaft, seacocks, etc.)
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We remind you that part of the sea water system is located under the waterline; in case
of leaks or bursting, turn off immediately the relevant seacock.
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Before starting the fresh water pump, we recommend you to make sure that there is
water in the tanks. If there is no water, the fresh water pump will suck up air and will
work in vain, being consequently damaged. Therefore, if the fresh water pump noise
continues after turning off the taps, we recommend you to turn off the 12 Vdc electrical
panel switch. If the noise is intermittent, check that all taps are well closed and that there
are no leaks in the system.
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As said above, before starting the water heater both mechanically and electrically, please
read the paragraph “Water heater” at page 31 and the paragraph “220 Vac network” at
page 50.
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The water system allows to suck up water from one or both tanks by opening the
relevant valves located in the “Tank control panel”. As the water level sensor is installed
in the port tank, should you chose to suck up water from one tank at a time, it is better to
empty the starboard one first, so as to be able to know the water level when emptying the
port one.