Carver 45 COCKPIT MOTOR, Owner'S Manual

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WINTERIZATION AND STORAGE SECTION 8
Overboard Discharge System
1. Empty the waste tanks as described in Section 4 - Emptying the Waste Tanks.
Remove as much of the fresh water used in flushing the tanks as possible.
2. If the toilets use seawater to flush, follow steps a - d below; otherwise, proceed
to step 3.
a. Close the seawater pickup seacock for each toilet. Refer to Section 9
- Interior Hatches for the location of these seacocks.
b. For each seacock, disconnect the end of the seawater pickup hose that is
attached to the toilet side of the seacock.
c. Flush the toilets until all water is drained from the seawater pickup
hoses.
d. Reconnect the seawater pickup hoses to the seacocks. Leave the seacocks
closed.
3. Under the boat, place a large bucket beneath each overboard discharge fitting
to collect antifreeze pumped out later in this procedure. Refer to Section 9 -
Thru-Hull Fittings for the location of the forward and aft overboard discharge
fittings.
You must use an approved antifreeze in your boat’s sanitation system.
Using the wrong type of antifreeze can damage the sanitation system.
The repair of such damage is not included under the terms of either the
Carver Limited Warranty or the sanitation system OEM’s warranty.
4. Flush 10 gallons of nontoxic recreational vehicle antifreeze through the
forward toilet.
5. Open the forward waste tank overboard discharge seacock. The seacock is
located beneath the forward hatch in the salon. Refer to Section 9 - Interior
Hatches for the location of this hatch.
6. Turn the accessory battery bank master disconnect switch to the “ON”
position.
7. Switch the Main - One circuit breaker on the Safety Breaker Panel “ON.”
8. On the DC Control Center, switch the System DC Main circuit breaker
“ON,” then switch the Forward and Aft Waste Pump circuit breakers “ON.”
9. Turn the forward waste pump switch “ON.” The switch is located near the
overboard discharge seacock.
10. When a steady stream of antifreeze flows from the forward overboard
discharge fitting, turn the forward waste pump switch “OFF.”
11. Close the forward waste tank overboard discharge seacock.
12. Flush 10 gallons of nontoxic recreational vehicle antifreeze through the aft
toilet.
13. Open the aft waste tank overboard discharge seacock. The seacock is located
beneath the aft hatch in the aft stateroom. Refer to Section 9 - Interior
Hatches for the location of this hatch.
14. Turn the aft waste pump switch “ON.” The switch is located near the
overboard discharge seacock.
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