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                                         Operation and handling requirements

                        Engine compartment                    while the boat is moored or  moving in re-
                                                              verse.
                                                     1
                                                              Bilge pump
                                                              Your boat is equipped with a drainage sys-
                                                              tem that channels water that enters the boat
                                                              from the storage compartments to the bilge
                                                              under the engine compartment.
                                                              When the bilge pump switch is turned on, the
                                                              bilge pump will operate.

                        1  Fuel tank compartment drain plug
                        To drain the bilge water from the hull:                    LIVEWELL  BILGE  HORN
                        Remove the hull drain  plug  at  the stern  to
                        drain the water. Check the condition of the                     1
                        O-ring on the  hull drain  plug,  and then se-
                        curely install the drain plug.




                                                              1  Bilge pump switch
                                                              Even if the bilge pump switch is not turned
                                                              on, the bilge pump will detect when there is
                                                              excessive water in the bilge and will automat-
                                                              ically drain most of it through the bilge pump
                                                 1            outlet. This function works automatically,
                                                              even if the battery switches are turned to the
                        1  Hull drain plug                    off position.
                        Draining the bilge water on water
                        This model is equipped with a self-draining
                        deck and bilge pump to drain the bilge water
                        on water.

                        Self-draining deck
                        Most water that enters the deck area drains
                        automatically out the stern through the large             1
                        drain holes in the deck.
                        A one-way check valve in each drain pre-
                                                              1  Bilge pump outlet
                        vents water from traveling back to the deck


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