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C. Y-VALVES
This boat is not equipped with Y valves
D. HOLDING TANK
The holding tank is located under the cabin sole, below the hanging locked in the master
stateroom.
IMPORTANT:
You must be mindful of the extent of your crew’s use of the holding
tank. Do not rely only on the holding tank warning light located in each head. A tank
quantity indicator is located in the 24 volt circuit breaker cabinet on the starboard side of
the helm console. This gauge will also give the fresh water quantity level. Just push the
quantity button until it reads for the appropriate tank you wish to check.
NEVER
allow the holding tank to overfill. It is possible to break a hose, clog the
overflow vent, or burst the tank if it is used when it is full. The result is an indescribable
unpleasant catastrophe for the whole crew and a costly repair bill.
Pumping out the holding tank is done one of two ways. There is a deck pump out port on
the starboard side (at about the mid salon) for use with marina pump out stations. Also,
the boat is equipped with a macerator overboard pump. The contents of the holding tank
can be pumped overboard with the macerator pump in appropriate areas. (NOTE:
Anchorages and harbors are never legal/appropriate places.)
To operate macerator:
1. Turn on macerator circuit breaker on the 24 volt panel at the lower left corner of the
panel as you are looking at it.
2. Insure the macerator thru hull valve is open. This is located below the sole on the
starboard side of the hanging locker in the master stateroom. Open is the normal
position for this thru hull valve.
3. Listen carefully for macerator’s operation. While pumping monitor the tank quantity
indicator. Make sure you are viewing the correct tank (not the fresh water indication).
You will notice the quantity going down very slowly. When the tank is empty the
pitch of the motor will change and you may hear air bubbles coming out on the hull.
When pitch of motor changes (or before), discontinue operation.
4.
NEVER
run macerator for lengthy periods when holding tank is empty. This will
prevent pump burnout. (There is a spare macerator pump in the spares kit.)
June 1, 2010