The Fresh Water System; Bilge Pumps - Tayana 37 Operation & Maintenance Manual

1. The Fresh Water System

Your yacht is equipped with a full pressure fresh water system for both hot
and cold water. It allows you to draw fresh water in the same way and
with the same convenience you have become used to in the home. But
there is a disadvantage to this -- you will have a tendency to use your
water as you do in the home and this is generally wasteful. At home this
waste translates into bigger water bills. In a yacht at sea such waste can
lead to real trouble. Training yourself and your crew to save water is
absolutely essential. If you find you have trouble doing so, you may find
it worth while installing, if you have not already done so, a manual water
system. The manual system requires hand or foot pumping and it
invariably results in better water conservation. See Figure IV.-2.

2. Bilge Pumps

The TAYANA 37 is equipped with two bilge pumps--one electrical and
one hand operated. Both of these pumps should be checked every day that
the yacht is sailed.
The electrical bilge pump is by PAR and is located in the same
compartment as the fresh water pump. The intake hose goes down past the
engine and into the bilge sump below the engine. The pump outlet is just
above the water line on the side of the yacht. The most common failure is
a dirty pick-up screen. This may be cleaned simply by pulling the intake
hose up from the sump and removing the dirt. A few failures because of
dirt in the bilge will probably result in a greater effort to keep the bilges
clean and sweet.
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