Operating instructions

1B4: Engine Room & Utility Room
Preferred access to
the engine room is through
either the floor hatch by the
helm seat in the salon
leading directly to the Engine
Room, or by going forward
and lifting the stairs at the aft
end of the companionway,
which will lead you through
the utility room first. AC and
DC breakers in the ship’s
power panels turn on the
lighting for both; with the AC
breaker on, the AC lights are controlled by a switch under the
forward, starboard corner of the hatch. The rooms have full
stand-up height to access all engines and systems.
Note: If you are going to be in the engine room a
long time, use the under-stair access and
leave the hatch down to prevent falling in!
Assuming you enter from the
companionway, you will pass through the Utility
Room. To starboard is a small sink, then the
Washer and Dryer. On the opposite wall there is
a cabinet for supply storage. On the aft wall a
door leads to the engine room.
In the engine room, as you proceed aft,
you will see the forward bulkhead ladder from the
salon hatch with an AC outlet immediately to starboard of it; a
handheld fire extinguisher, and the wiring interconnection panel, under
which is the horn air compressor and a connection for an air hose
(stored in the 20kw generator compartment). On the wall is the
starboard engine’s coolant expansion tank, and below it are that engine’s seawater strainer.
Moving aft from the wiring panel are “black boxes” for the electronics, the dinghy davit main
switch (normally “ON”) and then the boat’s NewMar battery charger. Mounted on the floor
outboard of the engine is the 8KW, first of two, Westerbeke generator; just above and aft of is
an air conditioning air handler.
On the aft bulkhead of the engine room, to starboard, is the sight tube showing the fuel
level in the starboard tank, and by it, and engine room exhaust fan. Just inboard of these is
the “room” that houses the 20KW, second, Westerbeke Generator and the two small batteries,
one each used to start each Westerbeke.
Below the generator room is a worktable, and below it are the fuel manifold and a
number of thru-hulls/sea strainers for the air conditioning cooling water, the generators’
cooling; and salt water wash-down water. A large electric pump provides air conditioning
Looking down the E/R companionway steps
The salon floor engine room hatch. Note strap to hold it
open. You may prefer entering by the forward stairs.
The electric washer in the Utility
Room.
The hand-washing sink.
Section 1B4: Gen'l Desc: Engine & Util. Rms 1.9