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20
24.
Water:
Water pressure
– Chinook’s
total water
capacity is 98 gal.
There are two tanks, a
54 gal. tank located under the V-berth and
a 44 gal. tank under the starboard cockpit
locker. The valves to switch between
tanks are located under the MIDDLE of
the starboard settee cushion (picture to
right). Chinook has no water level
monitoring system at this time (but check
back for 2020 season!) The water
pressure switch is located on the electrical
panel. Please switch this off when
motoring or sailing. You could burn out
the water pump if the tank runs dry (and
you would not hear the pump running over
the sounds of motoring or sailing).
Filling the tanks
- Deck fill fittings for
both tanks are located on the starboard side
walkway, one forward of the mast one near
the aft. We would appreciate if the deck
fittings are
tightened with the deck key
located in the navigation table rather than
using the winch handle which can over-
tighten them. That being said, if you find
that the deck fittings are too tight, we have
used a winch handle in the past to loosen
them.
Water Heater
– The water is heated automatically when the engine runs under load (it takes about
30 minutes), running it at idle in the morning doesn’t work, sorry.
CAUTION:
THE ENGINE CAN
HEAT THE WATER TO SCALDING TEMPERATURES! The
hot water tank holds 6 gallons
, so
use it wisely. The tank is located under the aft berth. It can also be heated electrically when shore
power is available. The switch is located on the 120V panel.
In Closing…
We hope this information helps make your stay most enjoyable! Have a great time!
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Jami & James Lewis
509-290-4304
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Fwd tank valve
(closed as shown)
Fwd tank valve
(open as shown)
