Yellow handle next to the engine, what is it?

[RodNca]

Hello guys,

I am to buy a 2007 searay sundancer and next to the engine on the left m there is a yellow handle that connects to some sort of pump but I have no idea what it is.
Handle reads OFF-ON position and is branded Appolo. Would that be seawater cooling for the fridge? toilet?

Thnak you

 

[Lazy Daze]

"To the left of the engine" sounds like it's at the same height as the engine. But the description sounds like a seacock, which would be on the bilge floor.

It's a pretty vague description and I'm not even sure what boat you're talking about. But I'm going to make an uneducated guess that it's the seacock for the A/C.

If you want a better answer, some pictures of this "yellow handle" and this "some sort of pump" would help.

Or... what does the owner of the boat say?

 

[Bt Doctur]

possible the air pump for winterization????

 

[bobeast]

Sounds like a seacock. I'm betting the "pump" you describe is actually a strainer.

Typical configuration is intake -> seacock -> strainer -> sea water pump (for engine cooling, HVAC, deck wash, generator cooling, etc.)

 

[Lazy Daze]

Would that be seawater cooling for the fridge? toilet?

FYI, there is no such thing as seawater cooling for a fridge (at least not the ones we have!) or toilet.

Suggestion: Hire a local mechanic to spend a couple hours with you and go through the basics of the systems.

 

[BlueYonder]

Apollo Conbraco makes seacocks. The handles are yellow with Apollo printed on them. Take a picture of the seacock and pump and it will probably be quickly identified. If the boat has an air conditioner, that would be my first guess.

 

[Creekwood]

Probably the seacock for the AC. That AC water pump is very close to the seacock on my 330DA.

 

[Steve S]

Something like this?

 

[RodNca]

Hello guys, sorry for the delay! It was for the AC. So I need to turn the handle on before having the AC on, good to know