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Care and storage

lever up to half throttle and back to idle Cleaning the boat
for 10 to 15 seconds.
WARNING
(7) Stop the engine. NOTICE: Never have
the water on when the engine is not Gasoline and its vapors are highly flamma-
running. The water could flow back ble and explosive. If there is fuel or a fu-
through the muffler into the crankcase el/water mixture in the engine
causing severe engine damage. Do compartment, wipe it up immediately with
not run the engine for more than 15 dry rags. Do not operate the boat until the
seconds after the water supply has source of the fuel leak is found and cor-
been turned off to avoid engine over- rected.
heating.
TIP:
(8) Remove the garden hose adapter. ®
Quality Yamaclean , Yamashield™, and oth-
(9) Install and tighten the cap securely.
er Yamalube care products are available from
(10) Repeat the flushing procedure for the
your Yamaha Boat Dealer.
other engine.
(1) Remove the hull drain plug. (See page 96
for hull drain plug removal and installa-
tion procedures.)

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1 Hull drain plug
(2) Clean the hull, boat interior, and drive
units with Yamaclean Wash & Wax Con-
centrate, or a mild natural soap, and wa-
ter. Rinse with fresh water. Scum on the
hull can be removed with Yamaclean Hull
Cleaner™. NOTICE: Incorrect cleaning
can damage vinyl. See “Basic stain
guide” on page 128.
(3) Clean the engine and bilge areas with
Yamaclean Bilge Cleaner™ or an equiv-
alent and rinse with fresh water. Drain all

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