Silverton 38 CONVERTIBLE, Owner'S Manual

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SYSTEM OPERATIONS-9
BILGE VENTILATION SYSTEM
The engine and generator compart-
ments on your 38C are enclosed areas
and are subject to the accumulation of
dangerous fuel fumes. If these fumes
are not ventilated or properly exhaust-
ed from the engine/generator compart-
ment, they may be ignited, resulting in
fi re or explosion and possible injury or
death.
Your 38C is equipped with intake vents
for the engine room. These vents are
located on the port and starboard side of
your
38C . The purpose of these vents is
to ventilate the engine room area of your
38C . The photo below shows the vent on
the port side of your 38C .
For quicker evacuation of air from the en-
gine room, your
38C is equipped with two
(2) bilge blowers. The blowers are located
in the engine compartment and exhaust
out through the hull on the port and star-
board sides of your
38C . The photo below
shows the blower exhaust on the star-
board side of your
38C .
Operation of the bilge blowers is as fol-
lows:
The battery switch must be turned to
the ON position. The Battery Switches
are located below the AC/DC Panel in the
Salon.
The bridge electrical breaker switch at
the ships shore service panel must be
turned ON. The service panel is located in
the Engine Room.
Depress the blower motor switch, locat-
ed on the helm switch panel. The switch
location is shown in the Electrical Pages
of this section of your Owner’s Manual.
The small light located on the blower
switch will illuminate to indicate the blower
motors are in operation. The blowers can
also be turned on at the AC/DC Panel.
The Electrical Pages of this section of this
Owner’s Manual shows the location of
the switch on the AC/DC Panel. There is
also a Schematic of the AC/DC Panel in
the Schematics Section of this Owner’s
Manual.