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Underwater Thru-hull Fittings

There are three thru-hull fittings in all boats fitted with a "Y" valve system. Each fitting has a ball

valve that can be opened and closed. The ball valves, at an absolute minimum, should be opened and

closed at each 100-hour servicing. They should always be left closed if the boat is to be unattended for

a long period or if there is any danger of freezing. Once again, this is a minimum requirement. Some

people argue that the valves should be closed whenever you leave the boat.

Useful Tip: Whenever you close the engine thru-hull fitting (raw water intake) drop your engine

ignition key over the ball valve handle. This way, when you retrieve the key, you will always remember

to open the ball valve before starting the engine.

Transmission

You can check the transmission oil level by taking out the screw- in dipstick on the raised portion of the

transmission housing. See the engine manual for details. Check the oil level by inserting the stick

without screwing it down. The oil should be clear. If it is cloudy or milky, or if the level is

too high,

you could have water entering from the oil cooler.

Water Tanks

The water tanks are situated in the engine room ahead of the fuel tanks on both the port and starboard

side. Since the water tanks are made of a translucent plastic, the water level in each tank can be seen

from the engine room. The tanks may be filled from either side deck if you open the supply valves at

the front of the tanks. However, it is quicker to fill each tank from its own deck fill. You can reach the

deck fills from inside the cabin through double sliding side windows.

Webasto Furnace

It is wired directly to the house batteries and not through the main power panel. Be sure to turn the

furnace off when leaving the boat -- turning the battery switch off will not stop the furnace from

cycling on and off. In all boats the furnace will sense if the house batteries are low and will shut itself

off automatically. Even though the furnace shuts down, the batteries will be in a discharged state when

you return to the boat. If you don't get back for several days your batteries could suffer serious damage.

If you choose to leave your furnace on low as a backup during cold weather, do so only if you are

confident that your shore power is reliable and be sure your battery charger is on. The furnace is very

economical and uses a negligible amount of fuel.

If you like to get cozy and raft up to other Camanos, keep in mind that the furnace exhaust is located

on the port side just slightly ahead of the cockpit. If you don't keep a safe distance from the furnace

exhaust you could wind up with blistered gelcoat on some cold night. We have found strategically

placed fenders do a good job of protecting the hulls of visiting boats.

A FINAL WORD

At the risk of annoying you, we wo uld like to close with the three most important recommendations in

the handbook:

Never Operate the Boat With the Hull Port Lights Open.

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Camano 31 owner’s handbook camanos at 2008 rendezvous, solomon is, md this handbook is an updated version of a handbook supplied with all new boats from camano marine ltd., which produced 268 camano 28/31s, before being sold to bracewell marine group in 2007, which built one camano 31. Camano yachts...
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Ii table of contents design and construction .......................................................................................................... 1 name ................................................................................................................................................
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Iii loss of power ..................................................................................................................................... 16 low oil pressure ...................................................................................................................................
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Iv underwater thru-hull fittings ............................................................................................................ 27 transmission....................................................................................................................................... 27 wate...
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1 design and construction name the camano started out with two models – the troll (with a flying bridge) and gnome (without the flybridge). The gnome was later discontinued and the troll was called a camano 28 and renamed the camano 31 for marketing purposes in the early 2000s. The boat is 28 feet l...
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2 there are times when weight distribution on the boat can be uneven and the boat will have a slight list to the heavier side. Since fluids insist on finding their own level, the distribution of fuel will also be uneven. (please see the more comprehensive discussion about trimming the boat). What is...
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3 two lights on the ac side of the panel indicate correct or incorrect polarity when the system is attached to shore. After plugging into shore power, check and make sure that the green light (correct polarity) is on. If the red light (incorrect polarity) is on, yo u should check the dock side power...
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4 pressure") is located on the power panel. There is an additional switch panel in the galley. This panel has a "propane" switch and a "water pressure" switch and provides an additional control for both systems. The water is divided into a hot and cold water system downstream from the pump and both ...
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5 run the engine up to full throttle and then read the tachometer to determine the maximum rpm. If you are carrying a full load of fuel and water plus enough spare parts to build another boat, your engine's rpm will be considerably lower than if you were running light. Similarly, if you allow more a...
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6 trimming the boat the camano was purposely designed to have two fuel tanks and two water tanks symmetrically positioned with one of each as far outboard as possible on the port side and the other two as far outboard as possible on the starboard side. The fuel tanks are connected to each other so t...
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7 put her right up to the dock. Put the wheel hard over to port and leave it there. You can then bring the stern in toward the dock by moving the boat ahead. If you have little room to maneuver, take off forward way and put the boat astern to regain your position. Putting on forward way again will b...
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8 will usually be around 10 knots or higher. In following or quartering seas you can use the whole range of speed capabilities of the boat to "time the waves". In these conditions it is best to try and run in the wave trough but if the wave period is such that your speed is not compatible, then the ...
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9 lights are open you could go a long way to swamping the boat before you became aware of the problem. Getting underway for most of us, pulling away from the dock brings another set of tasks. Here is our list. ? Secure all lines ? Fenders in board and secured ? Transom gate closed ? Salon door close...
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10 whenever you drill a hole in the hull, i.E., when fitting canvas, etc., always be sure to seal the hole in order to prevent water getting into the core of the structure. Gelcoat repairs it seems that no matter how hard you try, you cannot avoid scratche s to the gelcoat. Fortunately, repairing th...
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11 14-day check ? Check for water in racor fuel filter ? Electrolyte level in battery (if lead-acid) the rate at which battery electrolyte goes down is almost directly proportional to the number of times the battery is cycled (discharged and recharged). If cruising for you means spending most of you...
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12 our suggestions below will be too little for some and too much for others. Choose your level of technical comfort when you start trouble shooting and try to avoid things that might cause you to reach for rolaids. Boating is supposed to be fun. Use caution when cranking the engine and oil cooling ...
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13 ? Plugged racor fuel filter ? Plugged engine fuel filter ? Air in fuel lines ? Engine cranks too slowly ? Engine too cold ? Plugged air filter if the engine refuses to start as it normally does, stop trying and assess what is going on. If you keep on cranking in the hope that the engine will sudd...
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14 black smoke ? Dirty fuel ? Poor fuel quality ? Plugged air filter ? Engine overload (i.E., rope in prop) black smoke occurs from the incomplete combustion of fuel. If your engine is emitting a little black smoke while you are underway, then it is probably time for a good servicing. If black smoke...
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15 you can usually determine from which by the type of coolant in the bilge. If all else fails, a taste test will tell you if it is antifreeze or raw water. Possible causes: ? Closed sea cock ? Coolant level low ? Oil level low ? Defective raw water impeller ? Defective engine coolant pump ? Plugged...
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16 something in the hose. You can haul the boat and check it from the outside or take off the hose right where it attaches to the pump and see if you can probe for foreign objects. Keep in mind that the pump is just about at sea level and that lowering the hose will cause sea water to come flooding ...
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17 obvious and easily remedied, get on the radio and get some help. Most of the other causes for your problems are internal mechanical failure. Rising oil level ? Diesel dilution of oil ? Blown head gasket/cracked head ? Water in cylinders loss of steering if you suddenly lose steering, the most lik...
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18 hot water system water can also collect in the bilge and around the stringers in the area of the hot water heater (port side at the forward engine room bulkhead). A removable plastic container (port side against forward engine room bulkhead) is used to catch the overflow from the domestic hot wat...
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19 bulkhead. Care should be taken to make sure that the sling does not go aft of this bulkhead otherwise it would catch the wrong part of the keel. Block and pressure wash once out of the water, the boat should be put on blocks so that she is level. If she sits with the bow down, the bridge deck cou...
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20 winterizing in the pacific northwest and south, cruising is a year-round activity. We are fortunate that only minor adjustments have to be made to cope with most winters. If you plan to leave your boat in the water and use it whenever the weather permits there are a few things we think you should...
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21 winter on the hard (in really cold places) if you plan on leaving the boat in very cold climates or are unable to check it periodically, you might want to take some extra steps to safeguard your investment. Most importantly, yo u should prevent your boat from freezing up by draining all of the wa...
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22 can see antifreeze coming out of the discharge vent. If your boat has a vacuflush toilet installed, do not use alcohol-based anti- freeze to winterize the head. It is not compatible with the hose used for this installation. One last point before we leave this section: take out all of the batterie...
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23 for the ultimate in hands- free boating, autopilots can be interfaced with most gps units. Battery charger each camano is equipped with a modern electronic battery charger, which operates when connected to shore power and the battery charger circuit breaker is turned on. Modern chargers are now c...
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24 door lock sooner or later you are going to lock yourself out of the boat. No matter how mighty your resolve, it will happen. Hide a key somewhere on the outside of the boat. Don't forget that when you first unlock the door, not only must you release the locking pin in the middle of the handle, bu...
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25 hot water heater fresh water is heated by the engine when the boat is underway. Two hoses, with shut off valves are located at the forward end of the engine and go directly to the hot water heat exchanger that heats the domestic water. When shore power is available, hot water is also provided thr...
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26 and will read somewhere between 100 and 150 psi. Don't worry about the number, what you need to check is whether the pressure drops to zero in the next 20 minutes or so. If it does, you have a leak somewhere in the system. It is important that you find the leak and correct it immediately. You can...
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27 underwater thru-hull fittings there are three thru-hull fittings in all boats fitted with a "y" valve system. Each fitting has a ball valve that can be opened and closed. The ball valves, at an absolute minimum, should be opened and closed at each 100-hour servicing. They should always be left cl...
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28 never continue to operate the boat when the oil pressure alarm is activated. Never crank a non-starting engine for more than a combined total of 30 seconds without closing the raw water intake. East coast camano owners association.