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Chapter 4
Auxiliary Equipment Operation
Overview
This chapter will assist the boat operator in
understanding selected standard and optional
equipment components on the vessel.
equipment described may not be installed on your
boat or the pictorials may not exactly resemble
components on your craft. Remember, Regal is
constantly improving its product line and will make
changes in vendors, parts, and specifications
without notice.
Bilge Pump
Before each outing, check the operation of the
bilge pump, automatic switch, and manual switch.
The bilge pump should automatically activate when
water reaches a pre-determined height in the engine
compartment. Test the bilge pump manually at the
dashboard with the switch. Periodically check for
bilge debris around the grates of both the bilge
pump and automatic switch, and also bilge pump
impeller.
The automatic mode for your bilge pump works
similarly to the manual method. Both methods
control the bilge pump by a switch, but the
automatic mode utilizes a float switch.
switches have a float that sits at water level, and
when the float reaches a certain height, it trips the
switch and activates the bilge pump.
Periodically you may need to disassemble the bilge
pump from the grate in order to clean or access
the inner mechanisms. To remove the bilge pump,
utilize the quick disconnect tabs on either side of
Select
the bilge pump, squeezing them like a backpack
clip while pulling up on the pump.
TYPICAL BILGE PUMP WITH AUTO SWITCH
Float
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