Carver Yachts 36 SEDAN Owner's Manual page 68

INTERNAL SYSTEMS
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Your boat is equipped with a high bilge water alarm. If the alarm sounds, there is
most likely a hull breach, faulty bilge pump, or faulty seacock/hose. Immediately
identify and correct the cause of the high water, and remove the water. Silence
the alarm by turning its circuit switch "OFF." The switch is located just below
the accessory battery master disconnect switch.
A certain amount of water always collects in your boat's bilge, especially where the
shaft log is located. The small amount of water that normally accumulates is usually
not enough to activate an automatic float switch.
While underway and on plane, use the helm switches to manually turn the bilge
pumps on and let them run for 30 seconds to a minute.
When your boat is on plane, water in the forward and aft bilges flows to the aft of
these bilge areas, where the bilge pumps are located. The mid bilge pump is near the
lowest point in the hull when the boat is at rest.
Automatic Operation
Each bilge pump is wired to its own circuit breaker on the Safety Breaker Panel
and then routed to the accessory battery. Incorporated into each bilge pump is a
float switch. If the pump is not already operating, the float switch automatically
turns on the appropriate bilge pump when bilge water rises to a predetermined
level. The pumps operate in automatic mode as long as the Auto Bilge Pump
circuit breakers on the Safety Breaker Panel are "ON." Periodically test each
switch by lifting the float, which should turn the bilge pump on.
NOTE: The Auto Bilge Pump circuit breakers should be "ON" at all times so that
the pumps can operate in automatic mode when necessary.
Manual Operation
To operate the bilge pumps manually, press the Forward, Mid, and Aft Bilge
Pump switches, located at the helm, to their up position. This activates the three
bilge pumps.
When operating a bilge pump in manual mode, turn the pump "OFF"
when the bilge water level is so low that the pump can not drain
it. Allowing the pump to operate when it is not pumping water can
damage it.
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