Jeanneau SUN ODYSSEY 44I, Owner'S Manual

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ELECTRIC BILGE PUMPS
The first electric bilge pump is loated in the well in the middle of the mess room.
The second electric bilge pump is located in the plumbing panel behind the starboard mess room
backboard..
Operation:
The electric bilge pumps are connected to the 12V service circuit. To enable operation the 12V circuit
must be activated by turning on the battery switches.
You can energize the electric bilge pump from the electrical panel.
On the electrical panel - three possible positions : OFF / Automatic / Mechanically operated.
In the automatic position each pump is set off automatically by a trip switch located in the sump area
or in the bottom of the hull.
MANUAL BILGE PUMP
The manual bilge pump is in the cockpit.
The control arm of the pump shall be kept accessible whatever the circumstances.
Capacity: 50 liter / minute Capacity: 15 liter / minute
WARNING
- The bilge pump system is not designed to provide buoyancy to the boat in case of
damage.
- The bilge pump system is designed to drive out the water being either sea spray or
leaks but absolutely not the water coming through a hole in the hull, this hole being
the result of a damage.
- Do not let the pumps run while dry, this may cause them damage.
- The water in the bilge shall be kept at its minimum.
- Check the functioning of each bilge pump regularly.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- Clean off debris which could block the pump intake points or strainers. If the watertight partitions
which seal off the fore and aft points are fitted with valves they must be closed at all times and
only opened to drain water into the main bilge.
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