Board Ducts, Sea Water Valves - Bavaria Cruiser 33 Owner's Manual

Sailing yacht "Bavaria Cruiser 33"

2.12 Board ducts, sea water valves

Openings below the water line are possible weak spots. That is why we pay special attention to them.
All board ducts in the underwater part, with the exception of the duct for the transmitter of the echo sounder,
consist of screwed joints with spherical sea valves and hose nipples. All hose connections are secured with
two clips each.
Attention
Close all sea valves if you leave the yacht for a longer time. Valves being not clearly visible,
like e.g. in the toilet room, should only be opened for use.
Maintenance note
The tightness of board ducts should be inspected regularly.
Check and retighten all hose clips and stuffing boxes of valves if necessary.
Note
How to determine whether ball valves are closed or open:
CLOSED: Lever in transverse direction to hose or pipe.
OPEN: Lever in line with hose or pipe.
Attention
At Grounding:
Immediately check watertight integrity of the entire hull, first of all the areas of the ballast
keel attachment and the rudders!
If you have a two-piece keel have the screw connection between the top and bottom keel
checked immediately.
If wing keels experience one-sided load (through grounding or while parking ashore) also
check all bolts!
Also check the condition of the fasteners and joints of the rig!
Check everything again after having returned to port.
When returning to port drive at reduced speed only and take the boat ashore to inspect the
underwater area!
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