Seacocks & Strainers; Hydraulic Steering Control - Sea Ray 44 Sedan Bridge Owner's Manual

S
ECTION
14. S & S
EACOCKS
Seacocks and strainers provide cooling water to
the engines, generator and A/C units located
throughout the bilge area.
! CAUTION
As a safety measure, close all seacocks when
leaving boat for any length of time to impede water
ingress in the event of water hose failure.
To open the seacock, turn the handle in line with
water flow (vertically). To close, turn the handle
against water flow (horizontally). The strainers
should be inspected frequently and cleaned out
when plugged. If operation of the air conditioning is
excessive it is important that the A/C unit strainers
are inspected more frequently than other strainers.
The seacock body should be inspected and
lubricated annually.
S
TRAINER
(F . 4.12.1)
IG
ADJUSTABLE
SPANNER
WRENCH
(SUPPLIED)
A CAP
B
O-RING
C STAINLESS STEEL SCREEN
D STRAINER BODY
E HANDLE (OPEN POSITION)
F SEACOCK
T
O CLEAN THE STRAINER
• Close the seacock by turning the handle against
water flow direction (horizontally).
4.12
4 • B
ILGE
TRAINERS
A
B
C
D
E
F
& U
NDERWATER
NOTE: Some seacocks are equipped with
locking tee handles which must be loosened
before operating the handle
• Loosen strainer cap with the adjustable spanner
wrench provided. The wrench is located in the
galley trash can when the boat is shipped. Stow
the wrench in an accessible area so that it is
readily available when strainer maintenance is
necessary.
• Rotate strainer cap clear of strainer housing.
Pull upward on stainless steel screen basket
handle. Clean basket and replace.
15. H
YDRAULIC
The hydraulic power steering ram ensures identical
positioning of the port and starboard rudders. Check
that rudder arms are tight and free of play. Ensure
that fluid resevoir is up to level. Sea Ray
recommends Sea Star hydraulic steering fluid or
Dextron 3 auto transmission fluid for the steering
system.
P S
OWER TEERING
(F . 4.12.2)
IG
FWD
A
STARBOARD RUDDER POST
A
B STEERING RAM
C PORT RUDDER POST
D AUTO PILOT RUDDER REFERENCE ARM
G
EAR
S C
TEERING ONTROL
C
D
B
44 Sedan Bridge (455 Sedan bridge)
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