Head S Ystem - J 105 Owner's Manual

J/105 O wner G uide . .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Safety c aution: O wners M UST l eave t he t hree p osition p ole s witch o n t he b ilge p ump p anel ( located
in t he n av s tation a rea) i n t he A UTO p osition i n o rder f or t he b ilge p ump t o p erform p roperly.
Please r efer d irectly t o p ump m anuals a nd/or w eb s ite i nformation f or m ore a bout b est p ractices
and m aintenance o f t his c omponent. F inally, i t i s p rudent s eamanship t o c arry r eplacement p arts
for a ll o nboard p umps.
Warning t he b ilge p umping s ystem i s n ot d esigned f or d amage c ontrol. T he c ombined c apacity o f
the s ystem i s n ot i ntended t o d rain t he c raft i n t he c ase o f a ccident o r d amage.
Head S ystem
The J /105 i s e quipped w ith o ne c ertified R aritan P HII m arine h ead w hich i s c apable o f
discharging e ffluents i nto t he s tandard 4 5 l iter ( 12 g allon) h olding t ank o r o verboard. T he
system i s e asy t o o perate a nd w ith c orrect u sage a nd p roper m aintenance, w ill p rovide m any
years o f u se. I MPORTANT -­‐ O wners s hould f amiliarize t hemselves w ith a ll l ocal a nd f ederal
regulations r egarding p roper d ischarge a nd a void i nadvertent d ischarge a t a ll t imes. A Y -­‐valve i s
fitted t o t he d ischarge l ine i n o rder t o d irect t he d ischarge f low t o e ither t he h olding t ank o r
overboard. I t i s s hipped f rom t he f actory b olted i nto p lace s uch t hat t he f low d efaults i nto t he
holding t ank.
Before o perating t he H EAD, e nsure y ou h ave r ead i ts m anual t horoughly a nd u nderstand t he
proper p rocedures. S illy m istakes c an c ause s evere " head" a ches a t t he w orst p ossible t ime!. A nd
a w ord t o t he w ise
PLEASE T RAIN Y OUR G UESTS O N H EAD O PERATION. N EVER A SSUME T HEY K NOW H OW T O
USE I T.
The h ead i s a l arge p ump w hich t akes i n s eawater a nd f lushes w aste i nto t he h olding t ank o r
overboard. T he w ater i ntake s eacock i s l ocated u nder t he V B erth, a nd t he d ischarge s eacock i s
under t he h ead s ink. R emember t he o pen/closed p ositions o n t hese t hru-­‐hulls. I t i s g ood
seamanship t o c lose b oth t he i ntake a nd d ischarge s eacock w hen n ot i n u se.
When s eawater a nd e ffluent a re p umped t hrough t he h ead, t hey're p umped i nto t he h olding t ank
by t he a ction o f p umping t he t oilet h andle. T he w aste d ischarge f itting o n d eck i s p rovided s o a
Shoreside p ump-­‐out s tation c an e mpty t he t ank. C are s hould b e t aken n ot t o o verfill t he h olding
tank a s e ffluent c an b lock t he v ent h ose a nd m ay d amage t he t ank... o r w orse, b urst t he h ose. I f
the t oilet i s d ifficult t o p ump, c heck t o s ee i f t he h olding t ank i s o verfilled. " When i n d oubt, p ump
it o ut!" A g reat r esource f or u nderstanding a nd m aintaining a m arine h ead s ystem i s a b ook
called " Get R id o f B oat O dors" b y P eggie H all -­‐ S eaworthy P ublications.
Recommended H ead C leaning S olutions:
Holding T ank -­‐ U se f resh w ater a nd o ne g allon o f w hite v inegar s olution... f lush o ut t wice. T here
are a lso s everal h olding t ank t reatment s olutions a vailable t hrough l ocal m arine s tores.
Head -­‐ r efer t o t he h ead o wner m anual f or p roper c leaning s olutions a nd m aintenance.
Pumping a q uart o f f resh w ater t ype a nti-­‐freeze t hrough t he h ead s ystem a nd h oses w ill p revent
the s eals a nd e quipment f rom c racking. T he f ollowing h oses a re c onnected t o t he t ank.
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