Everglades 455 CC, Owner'S Manual

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Seasonal Maintenance
built in the raw water washdown pump, blowing
the lines will not remove the water from the raw
water pump. Remove the inlet and outlet hoses
on the pump. Turn the pump on and allow it to
pump out any remaining water....about a cupful.
A recommended alternative to the above-men-
tioned procedure is the use of commercially avail-
able nontoxic, potable water system antifreeze. If
potable water antifreeze is used, pour the mixture
into a pail and put the raw water intake lines into
the solution. Run the pumps one at a time until
the antifreeze solution is visible at all raw water
faucets and discharge fittings and drains. Be
sure antifreeze has flowed through all of the raw
water drains.
Make sure all the water is removed from the fish -
boxes, coolers and baitwells. Also make sure the
drains are clear and free flowing.
Refer to the Raw Water System chapter for ad-
ditional information on the raw water system.
Marine Toilet
The marine toilet must be properly winterized by
following the manufacturer’s winterizing instruc-
tions in the marine toilet owner’s manual. Drain
the intake and discharge hoses completely using
low air pressure if necessary. The head holding
tank and overboard discharge pump must be
pumped dry and one or two gallons of potable
water antifreeze poured into the tank through the
deck waste pump out fitting. After antifreeze has
been added to the holding tank, open the over-
board discharge valve and activate the overboard
macerator pump until the antifreeze solution is
visible at the discharge thru-hull.
Notice:
Make sure you follow the marine toilet manu-
facturer’s winterizing instructions exactly.
Bilge
Coat all metal components, wire busses and con-
nector plugs in the bilge with a protecting oil. It
is also important to protect all strainers, seacocks
and steering components. The bilge pumps and
bilge pump lines must be completely free of water
and dried out when the boat is laid-up for the win-
ter in climates where freezing occurs. Compart-
ments in the bilge that will not drain completely
should be pumped out and then sponged until
completely free of water. Dry the hull bilge and
self-bailing cockpit troughs. Water freezing in
these areas could cause damage.
Air Conditioners
Disconnect and drain the seawater pump intake and
discharge hoses. Remove all water from the sea
strainer and thru-hull fitting. Blow the water from
the system. Use only very low air pressure when
doing this to prevent possible system damage.
The drain sump system must be properly winter-
ized. Clean debris from the drain and sump and
flush for several minutes with fresh clean water.
After the system is clean, pump the drain sump as
dry as possible. Then pour a potable water anti-
freeze mixture into the air conditioning condensa-
tion pan until antifreeze has been pumped through
the entire system and out of the thru-hull. The air
conditioning system, fresh water shower and cabin
sink drains share the same sump system.
The air conditioner components must be properly
winterized by following winterizing procedure in
the manufacturer’s owner’s manual.
Notice:
The air conditioning, refrigerator/freezer,
marine head and steering systems have
specific lay up requirements. Please refer
to their owner’s manuals for recommended
winterizing procedures.
SeaKeeper Raw Water Cooling System.
The SeaKeeper stabilization system has specific
lay up and winterizing procedures. Refer to the
SeaKeeper’s manual and/or contact your Ev-
erglades dealer for recommended winterizing
procedures.
Generator Raw Water System
Drain the sea strainer, heat exchanger and raw
water supply and discharge lines for the generator
seawater supply pump. Make sure all seawater has
drained from the exhaust system. If the genera-
tor muffler has a drain plug, it must be removed
to properly drain the muffler. Once this is accom -
plished, pour a non toxic marine engine antifreeze
mixture into a large pail and put the seawater
intake line into the solution. Run the generator
until the antifreeze solution is visible at the exhaust
port, then shut the engine off. You should refer
to the generator owner’s manual or contact your
dealer for specific instructions on winterizing your
generator.