Bilge Pumps And Drainage - Silver Fox Avant/DC/BR 485 Owner's Manual

Maximum permissible engine outputs:
Silver Fox Avant/DC 485
Silver Fox BR 485
Silver Wolf DC/Avant/BR 510
Silver Hawk BR/CC 540
Silver Shark BR/CC 580
Silver Eagle BR 650
Silver Eagle CC 630
Silver Eagle WA 650
Silver Cabin 650
Silver Star Cabin 650
Silver Condor 730
With Silver Cab models, keep the cabin doors and
hatches closed in strong winds and heavy seas.
WARNING! If you want to keep the cabin roof hatch open when un-
der way, secure it in the open position with the locking
mechanism. Failing that, a sudden movement of the
boat may cause the roof hatch to close without warn-
ing and cause injuries. Secure all the other hatches and
doors in the same way.
5.6.2

Bilge pumps and drainage

Silver boats are equipped with an automatic electric bilge pump in
the location shown in Fig. 5. When the sensor detects the presence
of water in the bilge, the pump drains it automatically. The pump is
always in standby mode irrespective of the position of the main cir-
cuit breaker provided that the battery has been installed and con-
nected. The electric bilge pump can also be operated from the
37 kW (50 hv)
switch panel. The capacity of the bilge pump is about 45 litres/min.
45 kW (60 hv)
Boats without a manual electric pump installed do not feature an
automatic emptying function: in this case, the pump is engaged by
45 kW (60 hv)
a switch in the switch panel.
75 kW (100 hv)
86 kW (115 hv)
The electric bilge pump is operated from the switch panel described
130 kW (175 hv)
in Section 5.8.
112 kW (150 hv)
Carry out regular checks to ensure that the ends of the bilge pump
130 kW (175 hv)
suction hoses are not blocked by debris.
112 kW (150 hv)
112 kW (150 hv) WARNING! The bilge pump system is not designed for controlling
220 kW (300 hv)
CAUTION! Check the bilge pump regularly for correct operation.
leaks resulting from running aground or other such
damage.
Remove any debris from the pump suction inlets.
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