Chapter 6: Plumbing; Bilge Pump - Bayliner 160 Owner's Manual

Chapter 6: Plumbing

Bilge Pump

Discharge of oil, oil waste or fuel into navigable waters is prohibited by law. Violators are sub-
ject to legal action by the local authorities.
• Your boat is equipped with a bilge pump for pumping
water out of the bilge.
• The bilge pump is controlled by a switch at
the helm.
Bilge Pump Testing
• The bilge pump is critical to the safety of your boat.
• As follows, test the bilge pump often to make sure it
is working.
1. Turn On the bilge pump switch at the helm.
2. Any water in the bilge should pump overboard.
• If the pump motor is running, but not pumping,
inspect the discharge hose for a kink or collapsed area.
• If no problems are found, check the bilge pump hous-
ing for clogging debris as follows:
1. Remove the power cartridge:
a. Lift the tab while rotating the fins
counter-clockwise.
b. Lift out the power cartridge.
c. Clear the outer housing of debris.
2. Reinstall the power cartridge:
a. Make sure the "O" ring is
properly seated.
b. Coat the "O" ring with a light film
of vegetable or mineral oil.
c. Align the cams on either side of
the power cartridge with the two
slots on the outer housing.
d. Press the power cartridge into the
housing while twisting clockwise.
3. Check the reinstallation by trying to
twist the fins counter-clockwise with-
out lifting the tab; the cartridge should stay in place.
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NOTICE
BILGE PUMP
BILGE PUMP COMPONENTS
TAB FIN
160, 180, 184 • Owner's Manual Supplement
THRU-HULL
LIGHT FILM
OF OIL "O" RING HOUSING
CAM POWER
(TYPICAL) CARTRIDGE
OUTER
SLOT
(TYPICAL)