Owner`s manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Pre-Start Checklist
Before starting the engine, perform the following checks and procedures:
• See Section t>-PERIODIC MAINTENANCE, Before Every Use.
• Your craft
should be securely moored to the dock or slip. The
boat should remain moored until the engine is warmed up and
properly running.
• Check weather conditions and forecasts.
• Check all life saving devices. Make
sure there is one life jacket for
each person aboard.
• Check capacity
rating plate . Do not leave the dock with an over
loaded craft!
•
Open windows, doors and engine hatch. Check for fuel fumes
and water in the bilge area.
• Place MASTER BREAKER
on the DC panel in the "ON" position.
• Operate the bilge blowers for
at least four minutes before start-
ing the engine. Allow
the blowers to run until cruising speed is
attained.
• Check
engine oil level.
• Check gas fuel valve to make sure fuel
can flow to the engine.
• Head flush water, etc ., as equipped .
• Check steering control,
and single lever control linkage.
• Check battery charge.
• Check fuel supply.
•
•
IMPORTANT
DO NOT rely on the accuracy of the fuel gauge.
Readings are only approximate
and should always
be compared to the hours of use multiplied by the
known fuel
consumption (GPH).
Check all electrical
components such as the horn, lights, and
bilge pump to be sure they are in proper working order.
Make sure to disengage
the shift mechanism (refer to engine
manufacturer's manual in the skipper's kit) .
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