Operating instructions

4B: Barbeque
Dream Catcher carries a propane barbecue which mounts on the port side sundeck
handrail near the steps from the port side deck. Its tank is nearby on the railing.
To operate the barbecue:
1. Be sure the propane tank valve is on;
2. Turn the valve to the right of the grill to “High”
3. Press the igniter button or use a “propane match” to light the grill.
4C: Bilge Blowers
The boat has bilge blowers controlled by “engine room fan” breakers in the AC panel
at the lower helm. These blowers are not generally needed in the cool 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 two bilge
pumps, one in each bilge area, each
controlled by a “mode” switch in the
DC Circuit Breaker panel by the lower
helm. There is a breaker here for each
of the pumps, as well as the mode
switches.
Each breaker (red arrows), in turn, goes to a switch in the breaker panel
labeled “Manual”, “Off”, or “Auto”, and these switches (green arrows)
should be left in the “Auto” position.
When in “Auto”, the pump is controlled by its float switch.
When set to “Off”, 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.
Section 4B-4D: BBQ, Bilge Blowers & B.Pumps 4.4