Specifications

Chapter 5: Plumbing 249 • Owner’s Manual Supplement
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Bilge Pump System
• Your boat is equipped with a
bilge pump for pumping water
out of the bilge.
• The bilge pump is controlled by
an automatic bilge pump float
switch (auto-float switch) and/
or a switch at the helm.
• The bilge pump is wired
directly to the battery and will
normally function even when
the boat is completely shut
down and left unattended.
Bilge Pump Testing
• The bilge pump is critical to the safety of your boat.
• Test the pump often as follows:
1. Turn On the bilge pump switch at the helm.
2. Any water in the bilge should pump overboard.
• If the pump motor is running, but not pumping, inspect the discharge hose for a kink or collapsed area.
• If no problems are found, check the bilge pump housing for clogging debris as follows:
1. Remove the power cartridge:
a. Lift the tab while rotating the fins
counter-clockwise.
b. Lift out the power cartridge.
c. Clear the outer housing of debris.
2. Reinstall the power cartridge:
a. Make sure the “O” ring is prop-
erly seated.
b. Coat the “O” ring with a light
film of vegetable or mineral oil.
c. Align the cams on either side of
the power cartridge with the two
slots on the outer housing
d. Press the power cartridge into the
housing while twisting clockwise.
3. Check the reinstallation by trying to twist the fins counter-clockwise without lifting the tab; the cartridge should
stay in place.
NOTICE
Discharge of oil, oil waste or fuel into navigable waters is prohibited by law. Violators are sub-
ject to legal action by the local authorities.
BILGE PUMP
AUTO-FLOAT SWITCH
BILGE DRAIN
THRU-HULL
OF OIL “O” RING
TAB FIN
POWER
CARTRIDGE
SLOTCAM
(TYPICAL)
LIGHT FILM
BILGE PUMP COMPONENTS
OUTER
HOUSING
(TYPICAL)