Owner`s manual

C 260

DO NOT CONFUSE FUEL FILL DECK PLATES WITH THE WATER OR WASTE FILL DECK

PLATES. THESE PLATES ARE ALSO LABELED ACCORDINGLY. IF GASOLINE OR DIE-

SEL IS ACCIDENTALLY PUMPED INTO THE WATER OR WASTE TANK, DO NOT AT-

TEMPT TO PUMP IT OUT YOURSELF. WATER AND WASTE PUMPS ARE NOT DESIGNED

TO PUMP FUEL AND FIRE OR EXPLOSION COULD RESULT. HAVE THE FUEL PROFES-

SIONALLY REMOVED AND THE COMPONENTS OF THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM RE-

PLACED AS NECESSARY.

FUEL VENTS

There are two fuel vent fittings for the gasoline fuel tanks, one on each side of the hull. While the tank is being

filled, the air displaced by the fuel escapes through the vent. After fueling, replace the fill cap(s), and wash

the areas around the fuel fill plates and below the fuel vent(s). Residual fuel left on the deck and hull sides

can be dangerous, and will yellow the fiberglass or damage the striping.

3.2 Fuel System

The outboard fuel system on the Pursuit C 260 has two fuel tanks and four manual “ON/OFF” fuel valves that

are labeled to indicate the engine the valve will supply. Refer to the Schematics section of this manual. The

fuel valves are located on the top of the fuel tanks below the inspection plates in the rear of the cockpit. The

valves are off when the handle is perpendicular to the fuel flow. The fuel valves allow the operator to run

the engines from both tanks or from either the port tank, which fills from the port gunwale, or the starboard

tank, which fills from the starboard gunwale.

During normal operation, the port engine should be supplied fuel from the port tank and the starboard engine

supplied fuel from the starboard tank. The fuel valves on each tank are labeled port and starboard. The labels

refer to the engine the valve supplies. If a fuel supply problem should occur in one of the fuel tanks, both

engines can be temporarily operated from either the port or starboard fuel tank by opening both valves on that

tank. The fuel valves on the port tank should be off when operating both engines on the starboard tank and

the fuel valves on the starboard tank should be off when operating both engines on the port tank. Operating

the boat with all four fuel valves open is not recommended and should be avoided.

The engines will not draw fuel equally from the fuel tanks when the fuel valves are set so both engines are

operating from both tanks (all four fuel valves open.) This could result in one tank being exhausted of fuel

while the other tank is partially full, causing fuel supply problems.

Fuel withdrawal lines are equipped with anti-siphon valves where the lines attach to the fuel tanks. These

valves prevent gasoline from siphoning out of the fuel tank should a line rupture.

DO NOT REMOVE THE ANTI-SIPHON VALVES FROM THE SYSTEM. SHOULD AN ANTI-

SIPHON VALVE BECOME CLOGGED, CLEAN AND REINSTALL OR REPLACE. IF A FUEL

LINE SHOULD LEAK, ANTI-SIPHON VALVES PREVENT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF

FUEL FROM FLOWING INTO THE BILGE. ANTI-SIPHON VALVES ARE REQUIRED, BY

THE U.S. COAST GUARD, TO BE INSTALLED IN ALL BOATS EQUIPPED WITH GASO-

LINE ENGINES.