Specifications

WPOperatingManual Page - 7 - Revised: August 12, 2009
B. Disaster Control
1. Fire Control
There are six fire extinguishers on the boat:
In the forward cabin on the forward bulkhead
In the port aft cabin on the wall by the head
In the starboard aft cabin on the wall by the head
In the main cabin on the side of the navigation table
In the main salon on the port side above the refrigerator
In the starboard cockpit locker
Make sure you are familiar with their location prior to setting sail.
To operate:
If the extinguisher is mounted on a wall, flip the latch on the holder to release the extinguisher
Hold the extinguisher upright and aim at the base of the fire
Pull pin and squeeze lever at top of the extinguisher while aiming at the base of the fire
If you suspect an electrical fire, switch off the main battery switches in the aft port cabin below the
bunk. Then use the fire extinguisher on the fire.
If there is a fire in the engine compartment, a plastic cover over a hole in the companionway steps is
designed to let you fight the fire without opening the engine compartment. Remove the plastic cover
and inject the contents of the fire extinguisher into the engine compartment through the hole. This
minimizes the amount of air available to the fire and contains the fire extinguisher contents to the area
where the fire is located.
2. Flooding Control
There is a 500GPH automatic bilge pump and a 2000 GPH automatic bilge pump in Bilge 3
compartment in the Main Cabin. The smaller pump is in the bilge sump and will activate when there is
about 2 inches of water in the sump. This pump may cycle occasionally as small amounts of water
finds its way into the boat. However, Windward Passage rarely has water in the bilge so if the larger
pump actuates it is a sign that a major leak may have developed. Both of these pumps activate
automatically and are connected directly to the batteries with in line fuses located in the electrical
compartment behind the navigation station. The pumps can be turned on manually using circuit
breakers on the upper circuit breaker panel that are labeled “Sump Pump” (for the smaller pump) and
Bilge Pump (for the larger pump).
A third bilge pump is located in Compartment 5 in the Main Cabin with the fresh water pumps. This
bilge pump serves double duty as a bilge pump and a pump to remove water from the refrigerator. To
activate this pump you must throw the switch labeled "Bilge Pump" on the lower right circuit breaker
panel and you must throw the three way valve in Compartment 5 so that water is being pulled out of
the bilge and not out of the refrigerator. While the pump is running check the hose in the right hand