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AQUILA OPERATING MANUAL
NW Explorations
4B: Barbeque
Aquila carries a
propane barbecue which is located on the railing on the sundeck with its propane tank
adjacent.
To operate the barbecue:
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Be sure the propane tank valve is on;
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Open valve on barbecue at hose connection.
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Press the igniter button or use a butane match to light the grill.
4C: Bilge Blowers
The boat has bilge blowers controlled by a switch in the DC breaker pane at the lower helm. These blowers
are not generally needed in the cooler climates of the Northwest; they would be used in hot weather such as
in southern latitudes, or to moderately cool the engine room when an operator has to be in it when the engines
are, or have been recently running.
4D: Bilge Pumps
The boat has three bilge pumps, one in each bilge area, each controlled by a “mode” switch in the “12 Volt DC”
panel by the lower helm. There are also circuit breakers here for each pump.
Each mode switch in the breaker panel is labeled “Auto”, or “Man[ual]”, and these switches
should be left in the “Auto” position. The breakers should always be left “On”..
When in “Auto”, the pump is controlled by its float switch.
When set to “Off” — the unlabeled center position — the pump will not run (this position is used in case the
float switch will not turn off when all the water has been pumped due to a defective float switch.)
When set to “Manual”, the pump is running without regard to the float switch. This is used by the operator
to check the bilges, to drain water below the range of the float switch, and to bypass the switch in case it is
defective.
