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ZBoat1800UserGuide

AssemblyInstructions

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TableofContents SectionIntroduction 1.0ZBoat1800SafetyandCautions 2.0ZBoat1800Specifications 3.0 ZBoat1800AssemblyandInstallation 4.0 OutdriveandSteeringLinkageInstallation 4.1 SkegInstallation 4.2 ChargingandInstallingtheBatterySystems 4.3ZBoat1800(HighSpeed)AssemblyandInstallation 5.0 OutdrivesandSteeringLinkageInstallation 5.1 SkegInstallation 5.2 ChargingtheBatterySystems 5.3 InstallingtheBatterySystemsandPowerUp 5.4 GPSAntennaMountInstallation5.5 DeployingtheZBoat1800 6.0 ConductingaRangeTest 6.1 LaunchingandRetrievingtheZBoat1800 6.2 EmergencyStop 6.3Maintenance 7.0ZBoatWarranty 8.0

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1.0IntroductionCongratulationsonyourrecentpurchaseoftheOceanscienceZBoat1800.TheOceanscienceZBoat1800isaremotelyoperatedelectricboatdesignedtomakesafe,unmannedmeasurementsofbathymetryTherearetwomodelsofZBoat1800,the1800andthe1800(HighSpeed).TheZBoat1800operatesindisplacementhullmodeattopspeedwithasingle200Woutdriveanda12VNiMHbatterypack,producingatopspeedofaround1.8m/s(6f/s).TheZBoat1800(HighSpeed)operatesinplanninghullmodeatmaximumspeedwithtwin750Woutdrivesandthree24VNiMHbatterypacks.Withthestockpropellers,topspeedis5m/s(16f/s).TheZBoat1800hasanABSplastichull.

2.0SafetyandCautionsSafetyisamajorconcernwhenworkingaroundmovingpropellers.ExtremecautionmustbeobservedwhenworkingonoraroundtheZBoat.Thepropellerscanrotateatmorethan3,000RPMandproduce750W(1.0HP)each.Thereisextremedangerofinjuryifthepropellersaretouchedwhileoperating.Alwaysstayclearofthepropellerswhenthebatteriesareonboard.Thelargeredemergencystopswitchcanbedepressed(forwarddeckofboat)toimmediatelycutpowertothemotorsinanunexpectedevent.WhenpoweringuptheZBoat,alwaysturntheradiotransmitteronbeforepoweringtheboatitself.If,whenpoweredup,thereceiverontheboatdoesnotdetectacontrollersignal,theboatmayunexpectedlyenterthefailsafemode.Thiscouldbeextremelydangerous,dependingonthefailsafesetting.Thoughcustomizableinthefield,theZBoatsdefaultfailsafebehavioristotravelinawidecircleuntilRCcontactisreestablished.Conversely,whenshuttingdownalwayspowerdowntheboat(usingtheredbatteryswitch)beforeshuttingdownthetransmitter.Again,ifthetransmitterisshutoffbeforetheboat,unexpectedandpossiblyverydangerousmaneuverswilllikelyoccur.Improperlyinstalledinstrumentscancausetheboattofillwithwater.NevertrytooperatetheZBoat1800withoutproperlyinstalledinstruments.NOTE:THEZBOAT1800HASADRAINPLUG.ALWAYSCHECKTHATTHEDRAINPLUGISFULLYSECUREPRIORTODEPLOYINGTHEBOAT.

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3.0ZBoat1800Specifications

ZBOAT1800SPECIFICATIONS 1800 1800HighSpeedTypicalCruisingSpeed 1.0m/s 4m/sTopSpeed 1.8m/s 5m/sHullLength 1800mm 1800mmHullWidth 900mm 900mmPayload 40lbs. 30lbs.Power 12VNiMHPacks(1) 24VNiMHPacks(3)Motor BrushedDCoutdrive(1) BrushlessDCOutdrive(2)HullMaterial UVResistantABS UBResistantABSWeight 2325kg 25kgHardware StainlessSteel StainlessSteelR/CControl HitecAurora9channel HitecAurora9channelRemoteAntenna OmniDirectional OmniDirectionalRemoteRange 750m 750mRemoteRFScheme FHSS FHSSRemoteFrequency 2.4GHz 2.4GHzDepthSounderTransducer Internalmount Internalmount

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4.0ZBoat1800AssemblyandInstallation

TheZBoat1800isshippedwiththeoutdrive,skeg,andoptionalGPSmountremoved.ThissectionprovidesinstructionstoattachtheoutdriveandskegtotheZBoat1800,toconnectthesteeringlinkageandhowtoproperlychargeandinstallthebattery.

4.1OutdriveandSteeringLinkageInstallation(ZBoat1800)

Thefollowingitemsarerequiredtoinstalltheoutdriveandsteeringlinkage: 1 Outdrive

1 SteeringClamp(PreInstalled)1 SteeringLinkage(PreInstalled)

1. Inserttheconnectorandcableupthroughtheoutdrivemountandsteeringclamp.(See

Figure4.1)

2. Positiontheoutdriveshaftsothatthetopofthecableglandis23inchesabovethetopoftheoutdrivesteeringarm.(Seefigure4.2)

3. Tightenthesteeringclampusingthefingernut.DONOTOVERTIGHTEN.4. Connectthemotorpower/controlcabletothe4pinbulkheadasshown.(Seefigure4.4)

Note:theconnectoriskeyedandwillfitinonlyoneorientation.5. Theoutdrivecanberaisedorloweredfordeploymentorstoragepositions.

NotesaboutproperalignmentIfacontrolsignalisnotpresentwhentheservoispoweredup,theservoarmmayturntoanextremeangle,causingdamagetothesteeringlinkageortheservo.Usecautionwhenpoweringuptheservotoavoiddamagingthesystem.Werecommendthesteeringlinkagebedisconnectedfromtheservoarmfortheinitialbenchtesting.

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4.2SkegInstallation(ZBoat1800) Thefollowingitemsarerequiredtoinstalltheskeg:

1 Aluminumskeg6 #1024x5/8flatheadmachinescrews6 #1024lockingnuts6 #10flatfenderwashers1 Phillipsscrewdriver1 3/8endwrenchRTVsealantasrequired

1. TurntheZBoat1800overandsupportitattheforwardandaftdeckareas.ApplyRTV

sealanttotheskegscrewholesasshown.(Seefigure4.5)

(Fig.4.1)Insertconnectorandcableupthroughoutdrivemountandsteering

(Fig.4.2)Positionoutdriveshaftsotopofcableis23aboveoutdrivesteeringarm

(Fig.4.3)Attachsteeringlinkagetooutdrivesteeringandservoarm.

(Fig.4.4)Connectmotorpower/control

cabletothe4pinbulkhead

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2. ApplyRTVsealanttothethreadsofthe#1024flatheadscrewsbyinsertingthescrewsintotheendofthesealanttube.

3. Settheskeginpositiononthehullandthreadinthe#1024flatheadscrewstoholditin

place.Startallofthescrewsbeforetighteningthemdownasshown.(Seefigure4.6)Wipeawayexcesssealant.Skegdesignsmayvaryfromboattoboat.Seefigure4.7foraproperlyinstalledskeg.

4. Turnthehulloverandinstall(1)flatwasherand(1)#1024lockingnutoneachoftheskeg

mountingscrewsprotrudingthroughthehull.

(Fig.4)Standardcrossbarwithwireropebridleandinstrumentsafetycable

(Fig. 5)Safetycable,wireropebridle,andcarabinerreadyfortowline

(Fig.4.5)ApplyRTVsealanttoskegscrewholes

(Fig.4.6)Setskegandthreadflatheadscrewstoholdinplace

(Fig.4.7)Properlyinstalledskeg

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4.3ChargingtheBatterySystems(ZBoat1800)

TheZBoat1800isnormallyequippedwitha12V30AhNiMHbatterypackandaHitecAurora9transmitterwitha7.2VNiMhbatterypack.Itisimportantthattheuserfullychargeeachbatterysystembeforedeployment.

Thepropulsionbatteriesoperatingendurancebetweenchargesrangesfrom70minutesto240minutesdependingonoperatingspeedanduseofsteering.Tochargetheremotecontroltransmittersbatterypack,pleaserefertothetransmittermanufacturersinstructionmanual.

1. DisconnectallshipboardconnectionstothebatteryandremovethebatteryfromtheZBoat.

Placethebatteryinawellventilatedareaawayfromflammablehazards.

2. Ensurethe3to1adaptercablehasbeendisconnectedfromallthreewhiteMolexconnectors,ordischargeterminals,asshown.(Seefigure4.9)

Important:ThebatterychargeterminalsconsistofthreeTamiyaconnectorsthataretintedgreenishyellow.Therearetheconnectorsthatwillbeusedforcharging.ThewhiteMolexconnectorsareusedfordischarge(runtimeoperation)onlyandshouldneverbeusedtochargethebattery.Dependingonthebattery,oneorbothtypesoftheseconnectorsmayhaveidentifyinglabels.(Seefigure4.10)

3. Connectthethreechargingadapterstoeachportonthe12Vbatterycharger.Eachadapter

isa2pieceassembly.EnsurealladaptersterminateingreenishyellowTamiyaconnectorsthatmatcheachbatteryschargeterminals.(Seefigure4.11)

4. Selectthedesiredchargingrateoneachportviaswitchesonthepanel.Chooseeithera

0.9Aor1.8Achargingrate(slowandfastchargerespectively).Bydefault,thechargersshipwitha1.8Achargingrateselected.

(Fig.4.9)DisconnectallMolexconnectors

(Fig.4.10)Tamiyaconnectorsandidentifyinglabels.

(Fig.4.11)Connectthree

chargingadapterstobatterychargerports

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5. Connectthethreegreenishyellowchargeterminalsonthebatterytothethreechargingadaptersonthecharger.(Seefigure4.12)

6. Verifythatthechargersinputpowerrequirementsarecompatiblewithyourregionsline

voltagebeforeproceeding.ConnectthechargersACcordtotheoutletandturnonthefrontpowerswitchtobegincharging.Thechargerindicatorlightswillshowredduringchargeandgreenwhenchargingiscomplete.(Seefigure4.13)

7. DoNOToverchargethebatteries.Batteriesshouldbesupervisedwhilechargingandshould

notbeleftunattended.Ensurethatthebatteriesaredisconnectedassoonaschargingiscomplete.

8. Underrarecircumstances,thechargermayfinishthechargingcycleprematurelybeforethe

batteryhasbeenfullycharged.Verifythatthebatteryhasbeenfullychargedbymeasuringthevoltagesacrosseachofthe3dischargeterminals.Allvoltagesshouldberoughlyequalandshouldbehigherthanthebatterysratedvoltageof12V.Also,factorinthedurationofchargewhendecidingwhethertotrustthebatterychargersautomaticcutoff.Forexample,a30Amphourcapacitybattery,iffullydepleted,shouldrequireaminimumof5.55hourstochargeifeachofthe3chargeportsaresettochargeatarateof1.8A[30Amphours/(3*1.8A)=5.55hours].Inpractice,ittakesbatteriesabout50%longertochargethanthetimespentdischargingthem.Ifyoususpectthatthechargingcyclemayhaveterminatedprematurely,disconnectandthenreconnectthebatteriesandrestartthechargeprocess.

9. Onceeachmonth,thepropulsionbattery(s)shouldbefullydischargedbeforerechargingtoavoidmemoryproblemsthatmaybecausedbyrepeatedlychargingpartiallydischargedbatteries.

(Fig.4.12)Connectgreenishyellowterminalstotheadapters

onthecharger

(Fig.4.13)Connectthechargertotheoutletandturnonfrontpowerswitchtobegincharge

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4.4InstallingtheBatterySystem(ZBoat1800)

1. Loadthe12vNiMHbatterypackintotheZBoat1800hullwiththeleadsfacingtowardtheelectronicsbox,asshown.(Seefigure4.14)

2. StrapthebatteryinusingtheinstalledVelcrostrap.

3. Connectthe3to1dischargecabletothedischargeportsonthebattery.

4. ConnectthesinglelargeAndersonconnectortotheCCMasshown.(Seefigure4.14)

*Note:Alwaysdisconnectthe3to1dischargecablefromthebatterybeforerecharging.

(Fig.4.14)Loadandstrapthebatterypackintothehullwiththeleads

facingtowardtheCCM

(Fig.4.15)Usethe3to1dischargecabletoconnectbatterytoCCM.

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5.0ZBoat1800(HighSpeed)AssemblyandInstallation

TheZBoat1800(HighSpeed)isshippedwiththeoutdrives,skeg,andoptionalGPSmountremoved.Thissectionprovidesinstructionforattachingtheoutdrivesandsteeringlinkage.

5.1OutdriveandSteeringLinkageInstallation(ZBoat1800HighSpeed)

Thefollowingitemsarerequiredtoinstalltheoutdrivesandsteeringlinkage.

1 Portoutdrive1 Starboardoutdrive2 x2.5quickreleasepins1 Preassembledsteeringlinkage1 #1032xPhillipsmachinescrew1 #10x1Phillipsmachinescrew1 #10x1Phillipsmachinescrew10 #10spacers

1 3/8wrench 1 Phillipsscrewdriver

1. Identifytheport(left)outdrivebytheportlabelatopthesteeringhead.Installthisoutdriveto

theportmotormountusingthequickreleasepinasshown.(Seefigure5.1)

2. Installthestarboard(STBDonright)outdrivetothestarboardmotormountusingtheremainingquickreleasepin.

3. Removethe#10hexnuts(coloredred)fromthesteeringlinkagescrewsanddiscard,thesenutsareprovidedtoshowtheproperassemblyofthesteeringlinkagecomponents.

4. Connecttheshortandlongsteeringlinktotheportoutdriveusingthe#1032x1screw,#10splitwasher,and#10spacer.(Seefigure5.4)

5. Connectthelongsteeringlinktothestarboardoutdriveusingthe#1032x1screw,#10split

washer,and#10spacerasshown.(Seefigure5.2)

6. Connecttheshortsteeringlinktotheservoarmusingthe#1032xscrew,#10spacer,and1032hexnutasshown.(Seefigure5.3)

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5.2SkegInstallation(ZBoat1800HighSpeed) Thefollowingitemsarerequiredtoinstalltheskeg:

2 Aluminumskeg6 #1024x5/8flatheadmachinescrews6 #1024lockingnuts6 #10flatwashers1 Phillipsscrewdriver1 3/8endwrenchRTVsealantasrequired

(Fig.10)Inserttheoutriggercrossbarpartsintothemainhull,align,installtheretaining

pins,andtightenthethumbturns

(Fig.5.1)Installoutdrivetoportmotormountusingquickreleasepin

(Fig.5.2)Connectlongsteeringlinktostarboardoutdrivewithscrewandwasher

(Fig.5.3)Connectshortsteeringlinktoservoarmwithscrew

(Fig.5.4)Connectshortandlong

steeringlinktoportoutdrivewithscrewandwashers

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1. TurntheZBoat1800(HighSpeed)overandsupportitattheforwardandaftdeckareas.

ApplyRTVsealanttotheskegscrewholesasshown.(Seefigure5.5)

2. ApplyRTVsealanttothethreadsofthe#1024flatheadscrewsbyinsertingthescrewsintotheendofthesealanttube.

3. Settheskeginpositiononthehullandthreadinthe#1024flatheadscrewstoholditin

place.Startallofthescrewsbeforetighteningthemdownasshownandwipeawayexcesssealant.(Seefigure5.6)Skegdesignsmayvaryfromboattoboat.

4. Turnthehulloverandinstall(1)flatwasherand(1)#1024lockingnutoneachoftheskeg

mountingscrewsprotrudingthroughthehull.

(Fig.5.5)ApplyRTVsealanttoskegscrewholes

(Fig.5.6)Setskegandthreadflatheadscrewsinplace

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5.3ChargingtheBatterySystems(ZBoat1800HighSpeed)

TheZBoat1800(HighSpeed)isnormallyequippedwiththree24V10AhNiMHbatterypacksandasmallerbatterypackinsidethehandheldRCtransmitter.Itisimportantthattheuserfullychargeeachbatterysystembeforedeployment.

Thepropulsionbatteriesoperatingendurancebetweenchargesrangesfrom30minutestoover240minutes,dependingonoperatingspeedanduseofsteering.Onceeachmonth,thepropulsionbattery(s)shouldbefullydischargedbeforerechargingtoavoidmemoryproblemsthatmaybecausedbyrepeatedlychargingpartiallydischargedbatteries.Tochargetheremotecontroltransmittersbatterypack,refertothetransmittermanufacturersinstructionmanual.1. Disconnectallshipboardconnectionstothebatteriesandremovethebattery(s)fromthe

boat.

2. Placethebatteriesinawellventilatedareaawayfromflammablehazardsensuringthebatteriesarespacedsufficientlytoallowproperairflowduringcharging.

Important:ThebatterychargeterminalconsistsofaTamiyaconnectorthatistintedgreenishyellow.Thisconnectorwillbeusedforcharging.TheredandblackAndersonconnectorsareusedfordischarge(runtimeoperation)onlyandshouldneverbeusedtochargethebattery.Dependingonthebattery,oneofbothtypesoftheseconnectorsmayhaveidentifyinglabels.(Seefigure5.10)

3. Plugeach24Vsmartchargerintoanacceptablewallunit,theLEDlightonthefrontofthe

unitsshouldilluminategreen.4. ConnectthegreenTamiyaconnector(chargeterminal)totheoppositeTamiyaconnectoron

thecharger.Insurethatpolaritiesarecorrect(blackblack,redred).ThechargersLEDwillbeginflashingred.

5. Connectthesmallredthermistorconnectoronthebatterytotheoppositeredthermistor

connectiononthecharger.ThechargersLEDwillnowilluminateasteadyred.Thisindicatesaproperlychargingbattery.

6. WhenchargingiscompletetheLEDwillchangetoilluminategreen.7. DoNOToverchargethebatteries.Batteriesshouldbesupervisedwhilechargingandshould

notbeleftunattended.Ensurethebatteriesaredisconnectedassoonaschargingiscomplete.

8. Underrarecircumstances,thechargermayfinishthechargingcycleprematurelybeforethe

batteryhasbeenfullycharged.Verifythatthebatteryhasbeenfullychargedbymeasuringthevoltagesacrosseachofthe3dischargeterminals.Allvoltagesshouldberoughlyequalandshouldbehigherthanthebatterysratedvoltageof12V.Also,factorinthedurationofcharewhendecidingwhethertotrustthebatterychargersautomaticcutoff.Forexample,a

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30Amphourcapacitybattery,iffullydepleted,shouldrequireaminimumof5.55hourstochargeifeachofthe3chargeportsaresettochargeatarateof1.8A[30Amphours/(3*1.8A)=5.55hours].Inpractice,ittakesbatteriesabout50%longertochargethanthetimespentdischargingthem.Ifyoususpectthatthechargingcyclemayhaveterminatedprematurely,disconnectandthenreconnectthebatteriesandrestartthechargeprocess.

9. Onceeachmonth,thepropulsionbattery(s)shouldbefullydischargedbeforerechargingto

avoidmemoryproblemsthatmaybecausedbyrepeatedlychargingpartiallydischargedbatteries.

(Fig.5.9)RigidBridleconnectiondetail

(Fig. 5.10)RigidBridlelooseparts

(Fig.5.9)PlugthethreechargersintotheappropriatepowersourceLEDisgreen.

(Fig.5.10)Connect Tamiyaconnectorsorchargeterminals

LEDwillflashgreen/red

(Fig.5.11)Connectthethermistorconnectors;LEDissolidredwillturngreenfor

completedcharge.

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5.4 InstallingtheBatterySystem(ZBoat1800HighSpeed)

1. LoadthethreeNiMHbatterypacksintheZBoat1800(HighSpeed)hullwiththeleadsfacing

towardtheCCM,asshown.(Seefigure5.14)

2. ConnectallthreepowerleadstotheCCMelectronicsboxasshown.(Seefigure5.15)3. Insurepolarityiscorrect(redred,blackblack).

(Fig.5.14)LoadthebatterypacksinthehullwiththeleadsfacingtowardCCM

electronicsbox

(Fig.5.15)ConnectallthreepowerleadstotheCCM

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5.5 GPSAntennaMountRequiredMaterials:ProvidedZBoat1800GPSAntennamounthardwarebag.Providedsiliconesealant.

1. Surroundeachholewithsiliconesealant.

2. PlacetheGPSantennamountontothelidandinstallthethree1032x1inchscrews.

3. Turnthelidoverandinstallthenumber10washersandlocknuts.Tightensnuglyandwipewayexcesssilicone.

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6.0DeploymentoftheZBoat1800

TheZBoat1800issimpletooperate,butsomebasicrulesandprecautionsshouldbefollowedtodeploytheboatsafely.Pleasereadthroughalloftheinstructionsbeforebeginninganywork.SEEZBOATOPERATINGMANUAL

6.1ConductingaRangeTest

ItisimportanttotesttherangeoftheZBoat1800transmitteratthesitewheremeasurementswillbemade.Environmentalfactorscanaffecttransmitterrange,anditisimportanttoknowofanylimitationsbeforedeployingtheboatinmovingwater.Powerlines,largemetalobjectsandotherobstructionscanaffecttransmissionrange.

Toconductarangetest:

1. PoweruptheZBoatandhaveanobserverholdtheboatfirmlyinplace

2. Theobservershouldmonitorthesteeringservoperformanceastheoperatorwalks

awayfromtheboatwhilecontinuallymovingthesteeringjoystick.

3. Continueuntilthesteeringservonolongerrespondsorthedesiredrangebetweenoperatorandboatisreached.

6.2LaunchandRetrievaloftheZBoat1800

TheZBoat1800shouldbelaunchedsternfirst(backend).Thiswillprotecttheoutdrivefromaccidentalgroundingandpossiblepropellerdamage.

1. Thoroughlyfamiliarizeyourselfwiththewaytheboatrespondstothecontrolsbefore

deployinginfastmovingwater.

2. Whentheboatistravelingawayfromyouitwillrespondtocontrolsignalsasexpected.

3. Whentheboatisinbound(travelingtowardyou),thesamecontrolsignalscreatearesponsethataninexperiencedoperatormaynotexpect.Aninexperiencedoperatorsfirstresponseinanemergencymayguidetheboatinanunintendeddirection.

4. Toprolongthelifeofthebatteries,accelerateslowlyandminimizetheuseofrudders;

therudderservoconsumessignificantpower.

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6.3EmergencyStop

SomeZBoatsareequippedwithanEmergencyStop(Fig.6.1).Pushingthisbuttonwillquicklyshutdownthepropulsionsystem.ToenablethemotorsaftertheEmergencyStophasbeenpressed,thebuttonmustbepulleduptoitsnormalposition.Ensurethatthebuttonisupbeforereleasingtheboatintothewater.Otherwise,themotorswillnotfunction.PayloadelectronicssuchasathedepthsounderandGPSareunaffectedbytheEmergencyStopandwillremainpoweredevenafterthebuttonhasbeenpushed.WhenperformingmaintenanceontheZBoatwherepersonalsafetymightbeatstake(ifclearingdebrisfromthepropellers,forexample),thesafestactionistofirstturnoffthemainpowerswitchontheCCMandtodisconnectthebatteries.Note:TheEmergencyStopcablemustbepluggedintotheCCMasshowninFig.2.2inorderfortheEmergencyStopbuttontofunction.Ifthiscableisdisconnected,themotorswillcontinuetorunevenaftertheEmergencyStophasbeenpressed.TheEmergencyStopshouldalsobetestedperiodicallytoverifypropershutdownofrunningmotors.

(Fig.6.1)ZBoatequippedwithEmergencyStopbutton

(Fig.6.2)EmergencyStopcableconnectedtoVCU

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7.0Maintenance

TheZBoat1800isdesignedtobeeasytomaintain.

1. ToprolongthelifeoftheABShullandfinish,washwithmildsoapandwateraftereachuse.

2. Lubricatethesteeringballjointswith3in1orequivalentoilandregularlycheckthetightnessofallboltsandconnectors.

3. Checkthedecklidgasketforcuts,cracksordeformation.Thisgasketsealsthe

instrumentationareafromwaterintrusionandshouldbecheckedfrequently.4. Ifoperatinginsaltwater,rinsehullandmotorswithfreshwateraftereachuse.

8.0ZBoatWarranty

TheOceanscienceGroup,Ltdmakeseveryefforttoassureitsproductsmeetthehighestquality,reliabilityanddurabilitystandardsandwarrantstotheoriginalpurchaserorpurchasingagencythateachZBoat1800befreefromdefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipforaperiodofoneyearfromdateofshipment.

Warrantydoesnotapplytodefectsduedirectlyorindirectlytomisuse,negligenceoraccidents,repairsoralterationsoutsideofourfacilities,useoftheZBoatforpurposesotherthanwatermeasurements,orusewithinstrumentsweighingmorethan25lbs.

Oceanscienceisnotresponsibleforlossofboat,instruments,damagetoproperty,injuryordeathassociatewiththeuseofanyofitsproductsorproductsthatmaybeincludedorusedwithOceanscienceproducts.OceansciencedoesnotwarrantthirdpartyproductssoldbyOceanscience.ThesemayincludeGPS,depthsoundersandotherancillaryequipment.

AllwarrantyservicesareFOBOceansciencesfacilityinOceanside,CA.