Owner`s manual

MAINTENANCE
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WARNING
Observe the following when jump starting, charging or handling
a battery:
• Do not use jumper cables and a booster battery to start
engine.
• When charging batteries, ensure battery compartment or area
where batteries are located, is well‑vented.
• Do not recharge a weak battery in the boat.
• Remove battery and recharge in a ventilated area away from
fuel vapors, sparks or flames.
• Hydrogen gases that escape from the battery during charging
are explosive.
• Batteries contain acid that can cause severe burns ‑ Avoid
contact with skin, eyes and clothing.
• Batteries produce hydrogen and oxygen gases when being
charged.
• This explosive gas escapes fill/vent cell caps and may form
an explosive atmosphere around the battery for several hours
after it has been charged.
• Sparks or flames can ignite the gas and cause an explosion
which may shatter the battery and could cause blindness or
other serious injury.
Bottom of Boat
To maintain maximum speed, ensure that the boat bottom is:
• Clean, free of barnacles and marine growth.
• Free of distortion, nearly flat where it contacts water.
• Straight and smooth, fore and aft.
Marine vegetation may accumulate when the boat is docked. This
growth must be removed before operation; it may clog water inlets
and cause the engine to overheat.