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OPERATOR'S MANUAL

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TABLE

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CONTENTS.

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Title

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Preface Foreword

Table

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TECHNICAL

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B-1 B-2

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D.

E. F.

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BATTERIES

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PROPELLER SHAFTS

FUEL Table VENTILATION BILGE HOLDING PERFORMANCE

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2.

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4.

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7.

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10.

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AND

INSTRUMENTS

A.

SWITCHES

1.

Check

"on". They Port

first The

feed

and Distribution Blower,

Bilge

as

long

Pump

as

2.

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to switches power

Starboard

Panel

panel

switches and the

Before

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see

to

Alarm boat

Starting

that are

located

the

12

Engine

inside

and

fuses

is

in

both

Volt Switches the

any should

the

Engine.

~.: ~-

Main

Battery

inside

Distribution

cabin.

others

be

water.

the

located

Also, that

in

Disconnect

engine-compartment.

Panel.

on

may

place

the

turn

and

be

12

on

the needed. left

Switches

Turn

Vdc

in

WARNING

BEFORE

GASOLINE

STARTING ENGINE OPERATE

VAPORS

CAN

EXPLODE

BLOWER

FOR

'.

FOUR

(4)

FOR

MINUTES.

CHECK

GASOLINE VAPORS.

ENGINE

COMPARTMENT

"on"

Horn

place

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*

* *

*

a~

th

and

The

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,

least

1 )

should

2 )

on

4

3.

Place

be

The

Blower

minutes

Starting

clutch

advanced

ignition

switch

before

Engine.

controls

slightly

switch

at

helm

starting

is

station,

in

Neutral

above

marked

engines.

the

"On-Stop".

allow

position.

idle

position.

blowers

Throttle

Turn

it

to

II

run

on

at

levers

II

•

C-1

The

alarm

bell

should

ring

and

the

"Oil

Pres"

and

"Exhaust

Temp"

alarm

3) ring

lights

Activate

and

illuminate

4)

Alarm

·

extinguish.

If

Hold

bell

engine switch, the

starter

the

.

switch

fails

as

excessive

should

the

"Engine

should

motor

Start

until

to

illuminate.

Temp"

stop

start

cranking

and

drain

switch.

and

engine ringing

within

will

on

The

"G"ear .

starts,

and

NOTE:

10

the

alarm

Temp"

then

all

alarm

seconds, result

battery.

bell

alarm

release

lights

release

in

unnecessary

Wait

should

lights

Start

2

continue

should

the

Start

or

3

should

switch.

wear

minutes

to

on

and the

In

ies,

the

,

Visually

som.

properly.

try

engine.

4.

the

this

Start

5 .

This

6.

again.

Battery

event

switch switch.

After

check

Stopping

will

that

the

It

may

Paralleling

starting.is

can

be

Engine

flow

indicate

Engine.

help

held

Starts.

of

water

if

to

Switch.

..

difficult

in

the

pump

either

from

cooling

the

throttle

because

"ON"

position

exhaust

system-is

while

of

weak

outlet operating

cranking

batter-

while

on

using

tran-

Move

C-2

"On-Stop"

switch

to

"Stop"

position.

At

the

7. flybridge

Accessory

Switdhes.

control

station

are

switches

for

the

Horn. Instruments. Navigation/Anchor instrument

The Panel.

Fwd.

controls compartment a

separate

the

flybridge

The

fwd

normally

three

are Main

pump

protected

Battery

Bilge

and

these

lights

Sump

switch.

aft

systems

Wi~ers.

Lights. and

Pump

the

Pump

control

bilge

switches

are

by

fuses

Disconnect

Blower.

the

switch. pump

is

The

(opt) station. pumps

are connected on

switches:

(opt)

The

instrument

compass

located

under

the

automatic

Aft

controls can kept

t~e

Main

'.

Bilge

light.

main at

Bilge

be

operated

in

directly

Battery

when

on

the

Pump.

switch

the

cabin

all

times Pump the

automatic

to

off.

and

12

Vdc

sole.

and

switch.

pump

manually.

the

Switch

do

not

controls

Distribution

The

does

located

at

the

but

position

batteries

panel.

turn

off

the

engine-

not

stern.

.

and

The

have

on

All

power

to

the

12

Vdc

bilge

converter.

pumps.

,

the

Fire/Bilge

Alarm

system

or

to

the

optiona:

C-3

B.

INSTRUMENTS

1.

Your

Bertram system. Tachometer,

with

the checking

1irst

starting readings gauges

operate

register

2.

Almost

all

The

is

The

engine

Voltmeter,

function

them

or

ranges

to

any

Oil

serious

Importance

equipped

gauges

of

frequently

the

engine. of

on

the

particular

Pressure

engine

of with

and

each

of

when

operation boat's

Gauge.

trouble

Instruments.

gauges

are

as

Water

Temperature.

your

running

Note

what

of

12V

system

position

for

follows:

gauges

and constitutes

the

when

will

each

engine

Oil

and

accustom

particularly

instruments.

and

all

the

ignition

be

reflected

Pressure, Become

the

All

gauges

on

and

fuel

familiar

yourself

when

"normal"

the

do

not

is

off.

the

to

oil

pressure should there is

normal

temperature

pressure. have warms

,

warning dangerously

gauge

occur, ,turn

may

be

due

variation.

When

a

higher

to

normal

alarm

low.

.

Therefore,

some

to

slight

the

reading

temperature.

that

the

nature

engine

but

should

if

any

engine. off

fluctuations

of

the

Consult

is

first

will

decrease

Your

sound

radical

immediately.

in

lubricating

the

engine

started,

Bertram

if

the

in

oil

change

the

gauge

manual

the pressure is

pressure

in

During

reading.

oil

and

for

oil

equipped

becomes

pressure

operation,

proper

pressure

as

the

with

This

oil

will

engine

a

C- 4

· ,

3.

The

temperature through that

The

the

controls

temperature

simultaneously

gauges.

Consult

temperature.

temperature

As

the

engine

oil

pressure

Temperature

gauge

engine.

the

water

and

the

The

is

alarm

excessive.

temperature

gauge

should

The

oil

most

engine

Gauge. records

engines

flow, pressure malfunctions

manual

system

rises, be

used

the

are

tnus

gauges

should

NOTE:

oil

water

equipped

regulating

will

for

the

warn

pressure

in

conjunction

temperature

with the

should

be

reflected proper you

if

will

circulating

a

thermostat

temperature.

observed

in

operating

engine

drop

with

the

so

both

the

water

temperature

This engine. boat

decrease

thing

,

and/or

4.

Tachometer.

instrument

There

due

to

slippage

in

i·s

wrong

running

gauge.

,

is

the

boat's and gear.

registers

no

direct

at

a

check

...:

....

-

the

correlation

the

propeller.

maximum

should

., ..

revolutions

RPM's

be

is

made

per

of

RPM's

A

substantial

an

indication

of

the

minute

to

boat's

of

speed

increase that

an

of

some

engines

the

or

C-5

5.

Hour

Meter. These been hour to

operating, meters

schedule

6.

The

level

indicated

for

a There leling When

a

the

normal

meters

fully is

little

the

engine

charging

register

regardless

are

energized

maintenance.

Voltmeter.

of

charge

by

the

charged

chance

batteries

is

volt

battery

running,

rate.

the

in

meter.

when

each

that

number

of

engine

by

the

of

A

when

the

voltmeter

a

reading

of

ignition

the

reading

the

engine

hours

speed

main

ignition

of

engine of

will

reads

13

that

(RPM).

switch.

12.8 is

start

below

to

the

engines The

They

batteries

volts

switched

without

11

15

volts

engine

are

is

normal

"On."

paral-

volts.

indicates

have

used

Because register

portion

the long

possibility

,

Fuel B-1,

7. of

Fuel

the

accurately

so

there

tank than

range

gauge Fuel

trips

readings

Gauge

of

Gauge. fuel

are

the

lower

to

running

Readings

tank

as

gallonage.

actually

half.·

avoid

out

indicate

vs

co~1iguration,

·

The

more

.

running

of

fuel.

the

Tank

This

gallons

should

too

Iowan

amount Gallonage.

the

tank

of

fuel is

in

the

be

considered

fuel

gauge

larger

upper

or

as

at

the

shown

can

the

half

during

in

not

top

of

Table

C-6

C.

ALARM

SYSTEMS

1.

Each

engine

operator

temperature;

temperature

check

the

affected

Gear

oil

gauges. If

low

oil

a.

Low

b.

Leak

Engine

is

if

lube

the

is

gauges

engine.

temperature

pressure

lube

in

oil

Alarms.

equipped

oil

transmission

too

high.

to

determine

and

is

in

crankcase.

system.

with

pressure

If

exhaust

the

an

alarm is temperature;

the

NOTE:

problem,

system

too

alarm

low

should

problem

temperature

check

or

and

the

that

if

or,

sound, shut

are

following:

warns engine the

down

not

the

coolant

exhaust

immediately

the

monitored

by

c.

d.

If

a.

b.

,

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

Faulty

the

engine

following:

Low Loose Restricted Closed

Faulty Faulty Faulty

alarm

oil

coolant

or

water

thermostat.

alarm

switch.

pump.

temperature

in

(optional)

worn

belt.

seawater

partially

pump.

switch.

'.

gauge

,

strainer.

closed

~.

',.

indicates

heat

seacock.

a

exchanger.

problem,

check

the

h.

i.

Collapsed Restriction

water

inside

suction

the

hose

engine

(check .

with

engine

running).

""_7

If

gear

following:

temperature

alarm

indicates

a

problem

check

the

a. b. c.

d.

If

Low clutch Transmission Defective

exhaust

following: a. b. c.

d. e. f.

Flow Restricted

Closed

Defective Collapsed Defective

transmission

slipping

alarm

temperature

of

water

seawater

or

partially

sea water sea

fluid.

(check

Cooling

switch.

alarm

from

water

suction

water

control

System.

exhaust

strainer. closed pump.

hose.

flow

indicates

outlet

seacock.

switch

cable

a

at

(located

adjustment).

problem,

transom.

in

check

sea

water

the

system).

There

one

in

switches

boat. switches, bilge.

\,

occasionally.

button. alarm light.

2. are

bell

the

Do

It

Bilge three

Alarm

bilge

engine-compartment,

are

installed not which

confuse

are

is

recommended

the

There

When

button

should

ring

Switches. alarm

several

the

alarm

same

that

is

a

cover

is

pressed,

and

switches,

and

,

inches

type,

the

"bilge"

one

switches

but bilge

on

each

the

float

one

at

above

with

located

alarm

switch

lamp

in

the

stern.

the

is

raised

on'alarm

forward

bottom

bilge

lower switches with

a

Bilge

of

pump

in

the

be

red and panel

bilge,

alarm

the

tested

test

the

should

C-8

3.

Fire

Alarm

Switches. There of heat the

panel dissipates.

Lights

panel.

D.

is

each

to

fire/bilge

should

4.

MECHANICAL

1.

one engine. the

Fire

can

Engine

fire

metal

alarm

illuminate.

and

be

tested

alarm

The

switches

disc.

bell

Bilge

by

CONTROLS

Speed

and

switch

Do

not should The

Alarm

using

Marine

(heat

can

use

ring

switch

Lights.

test

be

an

switch

Gear

detector)

tested

open

and

will

reset

on

Controls.

by

flame.

"fire"

bridge

above

applying

When

lamp

itself

instrument

and

on

after

forward

suff.icie

tested,

alarm

hea1

,

Clutch

wheel.

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* * * * * *

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. .

CAUTION

**

* *

**

* * *

**

* * * *

*

Do

NOT

shift

above

1000

RPM

while

maneuvering

* *

*

It

is

advisable

to

allow

the

engines

to

come

*

to

idle

and

pause

in

neutral

before

shifting

*

gears

"

*

allows

to

the

opposite

hydraulic

direction.

pressure

within

This

the

pause

mar-

*

ine

gear

to

decrease

and

helps

facilitate

* *

shifting.

* *

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and

throttle

These

twin

controls

lever

are

controls

installed

are

directly

alongside

connected

the

* *

*

* *

*

* *

steering to

the

engine

throttles

and

the

marine

gears

by

push-pull

cables

thus

"'_0

providing

positive

action

from

steering

station

to

engine.

The

clutch

have "feel"

control have forward

Your basic station

When

the

steering

controls

black

the

levers

red

and

2. boat system

pump,

the

are knobs. fwd, neutral,

are

knobs.

decreased

Steering

is

equipped

is

composed

the

steering

cylinder

located

There

to

Engine

System.

slave

wheel

are and

the

starboard

speed

by

pulling

with

of

or

steering

is

turned,

attached

to

the detent reverse

is

a

hydraulic

three

to

port

positions

positions.

of

the increased the

levers

working

cylinder;

hydraulic

the

rudder

of

the

steering by

back.

steering

parts:

fluid

arms.

steering

which

The

pushing

system.

The

and

the

allow

throttle

wheel

the

steering reservalve.

is

pumped

The

wheel

you

and levers

The

to

hydraulic

and

to

fluid

reservoir

pressure

system

is

reservoir. bicycle The

The

,

reservoir

3.

'

trim operated panel.

Trim while underway The

trim

and

designed

Air

tire

Trim

tab

and

tabs

contains

has

a

pressure

pump

is

located

Tabs.

system

receives tabs

can

in

are much

also

sight to

prevent

attached

on

your

its

used

the

be

2

quarts

glass

~.-

can

.to_

in

the

Bertram

power

to

same

used

of

indicating

any'outside

be

recharged

the

valve

engine-compart

is

from

regulate

way

to

t~at

adjust

fluid

on

under

the air by

top

fluid from

using

of

m

ent.

30

electric-hydraulically

the

12V

DC

distribution

the

attatude

f l

aps

aid

the

boat's

PSI

level. entering an

ordinary

the

reservoir.

of

an

airplane.

running

air

the

The the

boat

angle

C-10

in

adverse

seas

or

with

u'nusual

load

conditions.

The

trim

tabs are board

will

operated

side

aid

allowing

The

When

trim

you

position.

most

cruising

following

position.

lowered

conditions

in

an

tab

push

to

by

of

trimming

overall

rocker

This

sea,

When

a

down

you"

a

rocker-type

the

flybridgehelm.

"Bow

is

speeds.

be

sure

you

position.

will

the

smoother

switch Up", the

"normal"

When

the

push

need

boat

the

some

is

trim

running

trim

"Bow

Under

switch

If

in

a

fore

ride.

marked

tabs

position

an

tabs

Down",

certain

"Bow Down"

panel

used

located

properly,

and

"Bow Up"

move

to

and

inlet

are

the

in

trim

speed

tab.

aft

and their

should

or

their

tabs

on

the

position,

"Bow

upper

be

before

full

will

and

You

will

the

Down".

best a up

load

star-

trim

be

learn

tabs

for

to

judge

the

horizon.

After position

are

in

reaching

,

switches

your mine go,

usually speed characteristics

the

starting

the

boat the

will

running

of

both

full

a

plane,

lightly,

and

extent

the

reduce

the

attitude

trim

"up"

depress bringing

degree you less

the

of

your

engines

tab

position.

lower

tab

boat's

vessel.

--of

of

"

switches,

the

of

choppiness

the

is

required.'

speed

Your

your

boat

Bertram,

thus

After

getting

"Bow Down"

bow

down

trim

tabs.

Too

and

will

by

assuring

position

slightly.

of

the

Note:

much

the

bow's

depress

underway

water

change

that

of

The

"Bow

the

relation

the

the and

the

speed

will

faster

Down"

handling

"Bow

tabs

upon

trim

deter-

at

to

Up"

tab

of

you

any

C-ll

While

running,

if

your

boat

lists

to

one

side,

due

to

improper

loading can lists

Port the the

procedure

1) "Bow

The

prolonged

Down"

have

be

leveled

to

Bow

list,

Never UP".

position

to

be

of

gear

port,

Down

repeat

press This

replaced

or

passengers,

by

adjusting

depress

momentarily.

the

operations.

.

one

switch

will

blow

holding

will

also

to

Starboard

the

of

either cause

make

or

if

the

tabs.

Bow

If

t~is

does

For

NOTES:

"Bow Down"

fuse

on

switch

the

fuse

the

trim

due

to

For

Up

momentarily,

not

a

starboard

while

12V

in

de the

to

tabs

operative

a

beam

instance:

completely

pressing Distribution

"Bow

blow.

wind,

list

Up"

The

again.

if

then

reverse

the

or

fuse

the the

depress

correct

other Panel.

"Bow

will

boat boat

2)

Never in'the trim

tabs

cylinders

ally,

always position marine

"back

down

in

and/or

prior

growth

down"

position.

reverse,

the

return

to

from

above Because

it

internal

the

tr;j.m

docking

developing

is

boat.

idle

of

possible

seals

,tabs

This

on

the

speed, the

to

of

to

the

hydraulic

while

force

of

damage

the

cylinders.

full

procedure

the the both

up

rams

or

will

trim

tabs

water

trim

Addition-

"Bow Up"

prevent

on

tab

are

the

C-12.

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VESSEL OPERATIONS

A. VESSEL SAFETY

Starting level

electrical

standards

1.

in

1977,

of

component

systems

have

Fueling

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resulted

•

THE

•

CAREFUL

•

FLOW

*

FIRST

THROUGH

•

THE

•

DEALER

•

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ENGINES. INSTEAD, IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY

federal

and

systems

for

gasoline

in

Instructions.

TIME

CHECK

AND

TO

THE

NOTE:

standards

safety

powered

increased

WARNING

ANY

BERTRAM

TANK ENSURE , VENT.

•

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AND

SAFETY AFLOAT

have

boating

IS THAT IF

SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

steadily

as

safety.

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frequent

CONDITIONS

smooth

without

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wavelets,

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occasicrests

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5

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breeze

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6

Strong

breeze

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gale

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white

spray

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toward

thermostat

the

allow

Check

through

to

thermostat

the

room

is

the

is

fan

speed

the

unit

the

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.

"Run".

to

setting

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allow to

comfortable, center now

set

desired.

to

overboard

the

condensing

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The

of

sufficient

the

desired

position

to

maintain

When

run

on

discharge

compressor

the

thermostat

temperature.

turn

the

until

a

operating

low

fan

unit.

will

time

thermostat

it

"clicks"

constant

for

on

5

to

be

start

.

the

When

temperature.

the

to

15

sure

to

cool

unit

the

knob

once.

heat minutes

to

until

F-14

it

begins

to

heat

well.

Then,

increase

fan

to

"Medium"

setting

output.

and

On

run the

system cooling

in

cycle,

this

position use

any

for

fan

most

speed

efficient

desired. Keep capacity

Do

not

use

off.

9).

The cooling change-over

Rotating

To

3.

thermostat

in

mind,

the

do

so

turn

Thermostat.

and

heating

from

the

thermostat

the

circuit may

the

serves

however,

system

trip

system

cooling

has.

breaker

the

off,

to

cycle

to

that

NOTE:

breaker.

turn

the

heating

tbe

the

to

the thermostat

left

lower

turn

the

compressor

with after

the

Mode

provides

a

it

the

air

Switch

3.5 has

fan

speed,

conditioning

to

on

and

an

0

F

differential.

been

"Off"

off.

automatic

set

for

the

.

On

on

less

or

the

cooling stat stationary cooling heating

to

will

the

if if

cause

right, after cooling heating

the the

being

is is

unit unit set,

needed,

needed.

to

will

. "

the

heat.

or

cool.

unit

it

will

If

you

If

cycle

the

rotate

thermostat

from

the

thermo-

neutral

is

left to

to

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