Owner`s manual

3070 CENTER CONSOLE
12-7
12.5 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 restart 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.
• Do not operate the boat in tight quarters, such as marinas, from the tower. The operator is
isolated from the boat while in the tower and will not be able to assist in docking procedures.
• Always pay close attention to your grip and footing on the tower ladders. Your ability to
achieve a good grip and proper footing is reduced in wet or rough weather. Therefore, the
tower should be avoided in these conditions.
• Only operate the boat from the tower in familiar waters or where running aground is not a
possibility. Running aground while operating the boat from the tower could result in severe
injury.
• Always be alert for waves and boat wakes when operating the boat from the tower.
Remember that the boat's motions are exaggerated in the tower.
• Good common sense and judgment must be exercised at all times when operating a boat from
the tower.
• If the engine alarm sounds, immediately put the boat in NEUTRAL and shut “OFF” the
engine until the problem is found.