Seawind 1160 Deluxe, Owner'S Manual

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Owners Handbook 29
S e a w i n d C a t a m a r a n s
disassembly.
While the black water holding tank toilet hose enters at the bottom of the tank
an internal spigot discharges it near the top. It is most important to have a
bucket handy to catch all the black water in the toilet hose as it will discharge
when this hose is removed to access the macerator or unblock the piping. All the
black water in the toilet needs to be removed also.
A strong smell from putrid salt flushing water left standing alone for some time
can be overcome by flushing the water well before leaving the boat. Flushing
with a bucket of fresh water is even better. Over time (one or two years) salt
water calcification of the sanitary piping will form blocking the smooth flow of
black water. This can be minimized by flooding the system with diluted acid
each month. Be sure to flush all the diluted acid out after standing in the system
for at most 10 minutes.
Bilge Pumps. The electric bilge pumps are directly connected to the house
batteries and may be disabled by circuit breaker at the Saloon Electrical Circuit
Box. A bilge pump running continuously without discharge may be caused by
either lint blocking the inlet or debris blocking a non return valve. The bilge
pumps should be left in the Automatic position at all times.
LP GAS
The LP (Liquid Propane) Gas system in your Seawind 1160 has been installed by a
licensed Gas fitter and a compliance certificate issued. A metal compliance
plate is riveted onto the lid of the gas bottle locker as a permanent certificate.
This plate identifies the date of fitting and the licensed fitter who installed the
system.
There are two 4.5kg bottles located in the gas bottle locker inside the anchor
locker. To remove or swap the gas bottles over you must:
1. Check that all appliances are in the off position.
2. Turn of gas at the bottle top.
3. Then turn the inline shut-off valve in LPG locker to off position.
4. Unscrew gas fitting on bottle top and swap over bottle.
5. Reconnect gas line.
6. Turn gas bottle top to on position.
7. Check for any hissing / pressure drop on gauge as per “LPG Testing”
detailed below.
8. Turn inline shut-off valve to on position.
The bottles can be removed for re-filling by simply loosening the strap and
lifting the bottles. The LPG locker is the only location for LPG storage is
vented in accordance with ISO standards.