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Fresh water discharge

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Topic: Fresh water discharge

Posted By: Krse
Subject: Fresh water discharge
Date Posted: 30 June 2023 at 22:05

Hi, I am a new owner to a 12 yr old 545. When starting the Fresh water pump, fresh water is discharged/pumped out from an outlet on the bow, port side. Suspect a valve is open (?) but havent found any (yet). Anyone encountered this and have any solution? Many thanks

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Posted By: Arcadia
Date Posted: 01 July 2023 at 03:45

Sound like a fresh water inlet has been installed for dockside water supply and pressure. It would need to be shut off when using the onboard tank and pump. You need to find the shut off valve or cap the inlet.

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Leon / ARCADIA
2018 Hanse 588
Sag Harbor, NY

Posted By: Wild
Date Posted: 01 July 2023 at 06:33

Can you send pictures of the outlet inside and outside?

Deckwash outlet?

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Wild and Wet
Belgium
545e#268

Posted By: Krse
Date Posted: 02 July 2023 at 19:59

Many thanks to both! Outlet is a hole on port side bow. Can`t access the inside part. Can send photos in a couple of weeks time. I`ll have to search after a shut-off valve. Any input of where to find would me most appreciated.

Posted By: Wild
Date Posted: 03 July 2023 at 07:21

Normally there’s no fresh pressure water in de bow of the 545 only in the version with the crew kabine in the front for the sink and if there’s a deckwash pump it’s normally uses seawater.If the former owner didn’t change this?There’s a outlet in the bow for the outlet of the sink with a valve.

If there’s something wrong with the deckwashpump (broken connection?)the pump keeps running and water get in the anchor locker and there’s a outlet on the portsite to evacuate this.

There’s also a outlet from the flush mounted hatch of the crewkabine to the anchor locker to evacuate water from beside the hatch.

In our boat the AC outlet for the front master kabine with valve is also in the front compartment but I don’t know this is standard. I did the AC and deckwash pump by myself not by Hanse.

There’s a other outlet on the SB side to evacuate gas out the gasbottle compartment when necessary.

I have no further notice of any “hole” in the bow

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Wild and Wet
Belgium
545e#268

Posted By: Krse
Date Posted: 08 July 2023 at 08:09

Many thanks for the input. Greatly appreciated! I will continue the investigation with this in mind.

Posted By: Krse
Date Posted: 16 July 2023 at 09:30

Hi - it was the deckwashvalve that wasn’t closed properly, and the water exited from the anchorlocker from the outlet. Thanks for the tip!