Specifications

VHF Radio
The VHF radio is designed for easy access to Channel 16 which is the hailing and emergency channel in
the Northwest. Other buttons allow you to select different channels, weather channels, high and low
power, and US/International operation. There is also an emergency switch that notifies Coast Guard of the
boats location in an emergency. Note the squelch knob is used to limit noise but it’s like putting cotton in
your ears; consider this when using the radio. Monitor channel 16 when underway, use channel 68 or 72
to communicate with other vessels.
HEAD & HOLDING TANK
Head System Overview
The head system on this boat is reliable, straightforward, and easy-to-use. The boat is equipped with a
Techma Premium Marine head. This head has a pump which macerates waste and puts it into the 26
gallon holding tank under the port aft cockpit hatch. The volume in holding tank may be monitored by lights
on the dash (tank number 3), and is emptied either of two ways: by operating an overboard macerator
pump controlled at the DC power panel, or by pumping it out at a pump out station ashore.
The Marine Head
This head is easy to use, odor free, and reliable. It uses sea water for flushing. To keep it operating
properly, use a minimum amount of toilet paper (six “squares” per flush is enough) and never put any
foreign matter including facial tissue and/or tampons into the head!
The head is operated by a button on the front of the sink cabinet. Press the top of the button adds water
for non-liquid excretions and a lower one simply to flush the head. For large jobs its best to pre-wet the
bowl and add 4” of water.
ONLY THINGS WHICH WERE EATEN OR DRUNK OR THE TOILET PAPER SUPPLIED WITH
THE BOAT SHOULD BE PUT IN THE HEADS! FACIAL TISSUES, TAMPONS, AND OTHER
FOREIGN MATTER WILL CLOG THE SYSTEM. IF THESE HEADS ARE USED PROPERLY,
THEY ARE VERY RELIABLE. FAILURES ARE VIRTUALLY ALWAYS DUE TO MIS-USE!
Head Problems
The only likely head problem is clogging caused by improper usage, i.e., a clog caused by something put
into the head that should not be there! Contact the charter company.
If the holding tank is full, the head cannot work! Check the holding tank indicator on the dash and pump
the holding tank or dump the tank when required! The Techma head also has a sensor of its own on the
holding tank if it senses a full tank it will stop running. After checking the tank visually to see if there is any
room left this protection can temporarily be overridden by holding the flush button for 5 seconds.
Holding Tank Pumpout & Macerator Pump
The holding tank and its macerator pump are located in the port aft cockpit floor locker. The sewage from
the head goes to the holding tank. To pump overboard from this tank, the Dash macerator switch is
engaged and the effluent passes through a through-hull overboard The boat is equipped with an electronic
gauge indicator to starboard of the AC panel, marked Tank 3, so it is easy to tell if the tank is full. Check
this indicator from time to time after you use the head, and don’t flush if full!
Galley & Main Cabin Equipment
Cabin Heater
Cabin heater switches are below and to port of the steering wheel. Push and hold the on button for 2
seconds (lower right) until the squiggly lines above it light up. Fan starts immediately. After 3 minutes or so
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