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A40 Owner’s Manual

COBALT

A40

DAY

CRUISER

ECTION

Water System

Your Cobalt boat may be equipped with a transom
shower or galley sink, icemaker, or other part. As
standard procedure, the water system is winterized
from the factory and water is non-potable. DO NOT
DRINK! A water pump operates the system. It is
necessary to supply power to the pump before it
can be operated.

To operate the water system, turn on the water
pump breaker at the cabin electrical panel.

Consult your authorized Cobalt dealer for
winterization requirements.

For potable (drinking) water, follow these steps to
disinfect the water tank and system before the first
use and prior to the boating season every year.
Repeat more often as needed.

These steps involve filling the freshwater tank with
a solution of household bleach and running the
solution through each faucet. Then, let it stand for
at least three hours. Finally, flush the system once
or twice to remove the taste and smell.

1. Start with a nearly full freshwater tank.

2. Turn the water heater off (if applicable) and let

the water cool.

3. Dilute 4 tablespoons of household bleach for

each 10 gallons of tank capacity into a gallon of
water.

4. Add the chlorine/water solution to the water

tank. (Never pour straight bleach into the
freshwater tank.)

5. One faucet at a time, let the chlorinated water

run through them for one or two minutes. (Hot
water will take longer due to hot water tank.)
You should be able to smell the chlorine.

6. Top off the freshwater tank and let stand for at

least three hours - overnight is better.

7. Completely drain the system by flushing the

faucets for several minutes each. Open the
freshwater tank drain valve to speed up
emptying the tank and open the hot water tank
drain plug (if applicable) and drain until it is
empty.

8. Close all valves and faucets and install all drain

plugs.

9. Fill water tank with freshwater.

10. Flush each faucet for several minutes each,

repeating until the tank is again empty.

11. Fill the tank again. The water should now be

safe to drink. If the chlorine odor is too strong,
you can repeat the freshwater flush.

FIRE SUPPRESSION
EQUIPMENT

If your Cobalt boat is equipped with a fixed
automatic fire extinguisher that uses FE-241 (or
optional FM-200, for European requirements) as an
extinguishing agent, it is mounted on the engine
compartment and generator compartment. These
extinguishers are activated when the heat-sensitive
head reaches a predetermined temperature. The
extinguisher discharges and saturates the engine
and/or generator compartment, smothering the fire.
On diesel applications, when the fixed fire
extinguisher activator discharges, all engines and
blowers will automatically shut off. Use the manual
override switch at the dash to restart engines.
Service the fire extinguisher as necessary.

Inspect fire extinguishers for proper charge before
operating the boat.

WARNING

Avoid injury, death or explosion. DO
NOT open the engine compartment
hatch immediately. This will allow
oxygen to the fire, and flashback can
occur. When the fire extinguisher
discharge occurs, turn off all engines,
bilge blowers and electrical system
components.