Specifications

245 Cruiser • Owner’s Manual Supplement Chapter 5: Plumbing

Air Conditioner (If Equipped)

Read the air conditioner manual

before using the air conditioning

system for the first time.

Before Each Use

• Turn On the air conditioner

breaker on the 110-volt AC mas-

ter panel.

• Open the seawater intake sea-

cock. This seacock must remain

Open while you’re running the

air conditioner.

• Check the seawater strainer for

debris. If needed, clean the

strainer as described in the Sea-

water Systems section of this

chapter.

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING HAZARD!

• Dangerous carbon monoxide gas (CO) can be brought into your boat

through the air conditioning system.

• Read the Carbon Monoxide (CO) section in Chapter 1 of this supplement.

DANGER!

FLOODING and SWAMPING HAZARD!

• Close the seawater intake seacock before leaving your boat unattended.

• If the seacock is left open, a hose failure could flood the bilge, swamp the battery and engine,

and even sink your boat.

WARNING!

SYSTEM DAMAGE HAZARD!

• Open the air conditioner system’s seawater intake seacock BEFORE turning On the air con-

ditioner.

• This seacock MUST stay Open until the air conditioner is turned off.

CAUTION