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Pre-operation checks

Battery check Bilge water check
Make sure that the battery terminals are not Make sure that no bilge water has collected in
damaged and that the battery leads are con- the engine compartment. If bilge water has
nected properly. WARNING! The battery collected in the engine compartment drain it.
must always be fully charged and in good (See page 138 for information on draining the
condition. Loss of battery power may bilge water.)
leave you stranded. Never operate the
boat if the start battery does not have suf- Drain plug check
ficient power to start the engines or if it Loosen the drain plug and remove them, and
shows any other signs of decreased pow- then make sure that the plug and the O-ring
er. on the hull drain plug are not damaged and
that there is no foreign material on the
2
2 threads or the O-ring on the hull drain plug.
NOTICE: Before installing the drain plug,
clean the drain plug threads and the O-
ring on the hull drain plug to remove any
foreign materials, such as dirt or sand.
Otherwise, the drain plug could be dam-
aged, allowing water to enter the engine
compartment or the fuel tank compart-
1 1 ment. Make sure that the drain plug is
tightened securely before launching the
1 Positive (+) battery terminal: Red lead
2 Negative (–) battery terminal: Black lead boat. Otherwise, water may flood the boat
and cause it to submerge.
Securely install the drain plug by tightening it
until it stop.

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1 Hull drain plug

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