Livewell System (197 Only) (If Equipped) - Bayliner 197 Owner's Manual

Chapter 6: Plumbing

Livewell System (197 Only) (If Equipped)

FLOODING and SWAMPING HAZARD!
• NEVER leave your boat unattended while the livewell system is running.
• Any leak or break in this system may allow large amounts of water to flood the bilge, which
could swamp the battery, and even sink your boat.
• Close the intake seacock when leaving your boat unattended for any length of time.
SYSTEM DAMAGE HAZARD!
BEFORE turning On the livewell system, make sure the intake seacock is Open.
Filling & Using the Livewell
1. Insert the stand-pipe into
the drain fitting at the bot-
tom of the tank.
2. Open the seacock.
3. On the switch panel, turn
On the livewell pump (for
the location of the livewell
pump switch, see the
Component Locations
section in Chapter 2 of
this supplement).
• Remove the stand-pipe to
drain the livewell.
Troubleshooting
If you followed the instructions
in steps 1 through 3 above, but
water does not pump into the
tank, possible causes are:
• The intake seacock is
Closed.
• A hose is collapsed or there
is clogging debris in the
system.
• The livewell fuse is blown.
Aeration Tips
The level of aeration is con-
trolled by the aerator control
valve.
• In clean ocean water little
or no aeration is needed.
• In brackish back waters a
higher level of aeration may
be needed.
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! WARNING!
! CAUTION
AERATOR AND
CONTROL VALVE
STAND-PIPE
TUB
DRAIN THRU-HULL
DRAIN THRU-HULL STAND-PIPE/DRAIN
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PUMP
LIVEWELL AERATOR
CONTROL VALVE LIVEWELL PUMP
INTAKE SEACOCK
LIVEWELL
INTAKE SEACOCK