Cobalt Digital Inc 296 BOWRIDER, Owner'S Manual

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COBALT
296
BOWRIDER
S
ECTION
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Water System
Your Cobalt boat is equipped with a freshwater
system. A 12-volt DC water pump operates the
system. It is necessary for the boat’s battery(ies) to
be turned on for the water system to operate.
Consult your authorized Cobalt dealer for
winterization requirements.
To clean the water tank, add 1/4 cup of baking soda
per 10 gallons of fresh water into the tank and allow
it to stand in the tank for one day; then flush the
tank twice. If this is not sufficient to clean the tank,
replace the baking soda with 2 tablespoons of
bleach per 10 gallons of fresh water and repeat the
procedure. Refer to
Section 1 , Specifications , for
your boat’s freshwater capacity.
FIRE SUPPRESSION
EQUIPMENT
If your Cobalt boat is equipped with a fixed
automatic fire extinguisher that uses FE-241 (or
optional FM-200, for European requirements) as an
extinguishing agent, it is mounted on the engine
compartment and generator compartment (if
equipped). These extinguishers are activated when
the heat-sensitive head reaches a predetermined
temperature. The extinguisher discharges and
saturates the engine and/or generator
compartment, smothering the fire.
Inspect fire extinguishers for proper charge before
operating the boat.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Your Cobalt boat has a 12-volt negative ground DC
system. The positive wire is hot, and feeds current
from the batteries to all 12-volt equipment; the
negative wire is the ground.
The DC components are controlled from the helm
switches after the battery switch. If your Cobalt boat
has a cabin, it may have an electrical system panel
that supplies 12 volts to these types of accessories:
• Cabin lights
• Cockpit lights
• Head
• Freshwater pressure pump
• Air compressor
• Entertainment system
A
WARNING
Avoid injury, death or explosion. DO
NOT open the engine compartment
hatch immediately. This will allow
oxygen to the fire, and flashback can
occur. When the fire extinguisher
discharge occurs, turn off all engines,
bilge blowers and electrical system
components.