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Subject: TWL: Owners Manual was Manufacturer's Information
From: Charles Culotta (cculotta@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 22:35:13 EDT
> John Tones wrote:
> I would suggest that as one works on their vessel they make notes that can
> be kept on board and are marked and easily located so that "someone" can
> operate your vessel should you become incapacitated.
It would not take long
> to accumulate a complete set of operating instructions for your boat if
> every time you did something "routine" you made note of how one would
> duplicate your manoeuvre.
John is absolutely correct in this.
At the Marine Trader Owners Rendezvous ( MTOA) in St Augustine, Fla. this
spring one attendee had to leave due to a family emergency. Since he had
come on his boat the problem of getting it home arose. Fortunately all
worked out and someone totally unfamiliar with his boat ran his boat home
for him.
This got me to thinking of such a problem as THE WIFE and I are now making
much longer cruises (up to several thousand miles round trip).
I have had CCRIDER 17yrs and have 9, count them, 9 loose-leaf volumes
covering every piece of equipment and system on the boat. There dozens of
wiring diagrams and notes on how I did repairs .
I have also made a conscious effort to garner phone numbers and addresses
of vendors of all equipment. These have proved invaluable when repair parts
or service was needed.
This fits in with Johns suggestion. As result of the episode at MTOA and
his urging THE WIFE and I have just completed a first rate, if I do say so
myself, OPERATION MANUAL.
It was not a difficult task but it certainly takes a lot of thought. Ours
fills 12 typed pages in , basically, outline form. We attempted to present
it in such a fashion that anyone can go on board and SAFELY operate every
system with ease.
Not only is every system described in detail but there are full, step by
step instructions on such esoteric topics as How to take on fuel, change
fuel filters, operate the entire sewer and refrigeration systems to name a
few. Everything is covered right down to which circuit breakers should be on
for any given function
The index is a follows:
Electrical
12v
120v
Gen. Set
Fuel
Water
Refrigeration
Main Engine Starting
Tools
spare parts
Sewer
Lazarette
Stove
Emergency Gear
The following is an example:
4- WATER
There are 3 tanks each holding 125 gallons. The engine room has two, one
each side aft of the fuel tanks.
Each tank has a deck fill. The aft tanks deck fills are the first ones from
the transom. The forward tank's deck fill is forward on the starboard side.
(There are brass placards on the side of the cabin)
To maintain proper trim of the vessel use both aft tanks at the same time.
Valves for each are located at the base of each tank.
There is a valve near the base of the Fresh Water Pump that will isolate
BOTH of the tanks. The Fresh Water Pump is located on the starboard forward
portion of the engine room.
The third water tank is forward of the engine room and is accessed through
the hatch in the hallway. The valve for this tank is located below the fresh
eater pump and is just forward of the valve controlling the aft water tanks.
NOTE: There is a complete replacement fresh water pump stored in the engine
room starboard aft along with many misc. parts.
There is a sight gauge on the starboard aft water tank: to operate, open the
valve on it.
CCC
Charles and Pat Culotta
CHB 45 P/H
CCRIDER
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