PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-709
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 709
DECEMBER 2011
20
PS 709
DEC 11
U
se these PM pointers to keep your bridge boat mission-ready.
Master Power Switch
Turn the master power switch to
the OFF position after the day’s
run. That way the dashboard’s
electrical system won’t continue
to draw power from the bridge
boat’s batteries. This is especially
important if the boat sits idle for
long periods of time.
Get the Water Out
Rainy weather
can play havoc with
boat batteries. The
batteries sit in the
hull where water can
collect. Enough water
causes the batteries to
short out.
Regardless of
whether your boat is
in the water or dry-
docked, keep excess
water out of the
boat’s hull.
Open the boat’s bilge drain
plug when the boat is dry-docked
for long periods. The plug is
located between the left and right
scoops at the back of the boat.
You’ll ±nd this same info listed
in the PMCS tables as Item 36 on
Page 2-41 of TM 5-1940-277-10.
W
here you step around the bridge boat’s engine can mean the difference between
supporting an amphibious bridging operation or being stuck at the dock!
The problem begins when a well-meaning Soldier pulls the ²oorboards to do
checks and services. With the ²oor boards removed, there are a few places that
make a handy step for a Soldier’s boot. But stepping in the wrong place causes
things to break or come loose—and that’s not good!
Here are some areas
not
to put your boots:
You should also keep your feet off the fuel lines that mount into the fuel injector
nozzles and the breather hose that mounts into the fuel/water separator.
So, keep your boots
off
these areas while cleaning, making repairs, doing
maintenance or pulling checks or services.
A good area to use as a step is in the bilge (the bottom inside of the boat) or on the
frame rails to which the engine is bolted.
The engine rocker arm cover or the
intercooler for the turbocharger
The fuel/water separator’s vent lines that
mount into engine’s rocker arm covers
The engine oil dipstick or the engine oil Flter
MK2 Bridge Boats…
Avoid
Batery Problems
waTch your
sTep
Turn off
master
switch
Water sits here…
…and here
Loosen
bilge
drain
plug
to let
water
out
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