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ELDEAN OPERATING MANUAL
NW Explorations
4B: Barbeque
The Barbeque mounted on the cockpit coaming provides a convenient outdoor extension of the galley. The barbeque is
fueled from the propane tank secured in the vapor-proof cabinet under the port lazarette deck, and is operated in similar
fashion to most backyard propane units.
1. To start the barbeque you will need to use a butane fire-lighter, or kitchen match.
2. On the cockpit inside wall below the BBQ a plate unscrews revealing the hose.
3. Connect the propane hose and/or valve with hose on it to the BBQ.
4. Open the valve on the tank under the hatch by turning it counter-clockwise.
5. Locate the access port to the burner at the base of the barbeque.
6. Push in on the top of the knob located to the right of the grill to start the gas flow.
7. Light the burner at the access port with a butane fire-lighter.
8. Adjust the knob to the desired intensity, and monitor the temperature at the gauge on the barbeque’s lid.
9. When you are finished with the barbeque, turn the knob off and close the valve on the propane tank.
4C: Bilge Blowers
The boat has bilge blowers controlled by switches 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. To protect the wiring, and to be sure they always have power, the bilge pumps have pop-out breakers on
the switch panel in the forward end of the engine room above the battery switches.
Each switch in the breaker panel is labeled “Auto”, “Off” or “Man[ual]”, and these switches should be left in the “Auto”
position.
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.