4K4: Fresh Water Tank Gauge
You can check the water level with the gauge in
the head compartment below the holding tank indicator.
4K5: Fresh Water Meter
A meter that keeps track of how much water
remains...it counts down from 240. Reset it when you
top the tank.
4K6: Fresh Water Tank
There one fresh water tank holding a total of 250 gallons under the forward staeroom
berth. The tank’s water flows directly to the freshwater pump.
4K7: Waste Water
Waste water from the sinks and showers (but not from the toilets) is dumped overboard
in accordance with U.S. and Canadian law. From sink basins, the water simply flows by
gravity overboard. Since the floor of the shower is below the water line, built in shower sump
pumps operate to lift this water back above the waterline and dump it overboard.
It is very important that the “sump pump” breaker in the DC panel be left “On”.
4K8: Watermaker
Hele Mai
is fitted with a
Village Marine Watermaker.
This sophisticated unit is
seldom required in normal
charter use, and we
recommend that you do not
use it unless absolutely
necessary, for incorrect
operation can damage the
membranes which purify the water.
If circumstances do require its use, follow this basic checklist:;
1. You must have the generator running or be using shore power;
2. Turn on the Low Pressure and High Pressure water valves on the unit in the engine
room;
3. Operate the controls so that the unit is running;
4. When the unit is turned off, follow the “reverse flush” procedure.
Full instructions for the watermaker’s operation are on pages 31-33 in the Village
Marine operating manual kept in the pilothouse port side drawer by the side deck door.
Tank level indicator.
Fresh Water Meter
The watermaker (above) is in the engine
room; the control (right) is in the pilothouse.
Section 4K: Fresh & Waste Water Systems 4.31
