Owner`s manual

3000 EXPRESS
10.6 Fishing
Fishing can be very exciting and distracting for the operator when the action gets intense. You must
always be conscious of the fact that your primary responsibility is the safe operation of your boat
and the safety of your passengers and other boats in the area.
You must always make sure the helm is properly manned and is never left unattended while trolling.
If your boat is equipped with a tower, caution and good common sense must be exercised whenever
someone is in the tower. Most towers are designed for two average-sized people. Remember,
weight in the tower raises the boat's center of gravity and the boat's motion is greatly exaggerated
for the people in a tower.
If you are fishing in an area that is crowded with other fishing boats, it may be difficult to follow
the rules of the road. This situation can become especially difficult when most boats are trolling.
Being courteous and exercising good common sense is essential. Avoid trying to assert your right
of way and concentrate on staying clear and preventing tangled or cut lines and other unpleasant
encounters with other boats. Also keep in mind that fishing line wrapped around a propeller shaft
can damage the strut bearing.
10.7 Tower Operation (Dealer Option)
Your boat could be equipped with a fabricated aluminum tower by your dealer. Towers are
normally equipped with full engine controls, trim tab controls, compass, engine alarms, restart
buttons and tachometers. This allows for complete operation of the boat from the tower.
Operation of the Tower Controls
The engines should be started at the lower helm. Monitor the gauges to make sure all systems are
normal and the engines have been allowed to warm up slightly before proceeding to the tower helm.
The ignition or restart switches on the tower are only used to restart an engine in the event it should
stall. The shift controls must be in neutral for the start switches to be functional.
The following is a list of safety precautions for tower operation:
• Do not operate the boat from the tower in rough sea conditions. The boat’s motions are
exaggerated in the tower and this motion may become excessive in rough seas.
• Be careful when using the trim tabs from the tower. The reaction of the trim tabs will be
exaggerated in the tower. Use small tab corrections and wait ten (10) seconds for the tabs to
react. Keep making small corrections until the hull is at the desired attitude.
• Do not overload the tower. Most towers are designed to hold the weight of only two average-
sized people. Weight in the tower raises the boat’s center of gravity. Too much weight in the
tower could make the boat unstable.
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