Fresh Water Pump; Fresh Water Shower; Maintenance; Head System - Boston Whaler 230 dauntless User Manual

Section 3 • Systems & Components Overview & Operation

Fresh Water Pump

The freshwater pump will need to be activated to
provide pressure to the system. The freshwater pump
is operated by pressing the switch marked "FRESH
WATER" on the instrument panel. This draws water
from the holding tank and provides pressure to the
shower located in the aft starboard cockpit. You can
reach the freshwater pump through an access hatch
located port stern deck.

Fresh Water Shower

The freshwater shower is located on the starboard
side of the aft cockpit and has an enclosure that
the shower head and hose fi t into. The shower hose
extends about 6 ft. (1.82m). Once the system has
been pressurized there is a button on the back of the
shower head which, when pressed, will activate the
shower (See fi g. 3.12.1).

Maintenance

Very little maintenance is required for the freshwater
system, other than annual disinfecting and winterizing.
Periodically check the entire system to assure that the
hose connections, tube fi ttings, electrical connections
and mounting bolts are properly secured, and free
of chafi ng

Head System

NOTICE
Severe state and federal penalties are levied
for discharging raw sewage and/or solid
waste in waters where it is not permitted.
Your 230 Dauntless is fi tted with a portable waste
containment system. The system has a lower tank
and an upper tank. Waste is directed to the lower
section of the tank which has a holding capacity of
2.8 gal. (10.6L).
Complete operating and maintenance instructions can
be found in the manufacturers operations manual.
230 Dauntless
Portable Head Unit
Fig. 3.13.1
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1
2
FWD
1
PORTABLE HEAD UNIT
2
WASTE CONTAINMENT UNIT
3
UPPER UNIT
4
CONSOLE (INTERIOR)
FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO THE
OPERATION, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE
WASTE SYSTEM IN YOUR MARINE TOILET MANUAL.
Environmental Considerations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
standards state that in freshwater lakes, reservoirs,
impoundments whose inlets or outlets are such as
to prevent the ingress or egress by vessel traffi c
subject to this regulation, or in rivers not capable
of navigation by interstate traffi c subject to this
regulation, marine sanitation certifi ed by the United
States Coast Guard (U.S.C.G.) installed on vessels
shall be designed and operated to prevent the
overboard discharge of sewage, treated or untreated
or any other waste derived from sewage.
The EPA standards further state that this shall
not be construed to prohibit the carriage of Coast
Guard certified flow through treatment devices
which have been secured so as to prevent such
discharges. They also state that the waters where
a Coast Guard certifi ed marine sanitation device
permitting discharge is allowed include: Coastal
waters, Estuaries, The Great Lakes and Intercoastal
waterways, Freshwater lakes and Impoundments
accessible through locks and other fl owing waters
that are navigable interstate by vessels subject to
this regulation. (40 CFR, 140.3)
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