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Pre-operation checks

Bilge water check Blower checks
Make sure that no bilge water has collected in
WARNING
the engine compartment. If bilge water has
collected in the engine compartment drain it. Gasoline vapors can explode. Before
(See page 92 for information on draining the starting the engines, check the engine
bilge water.) compartment for gasoline, gasoline va-
pors, and loose electrical connections,
Drain plug check and then operate the blowers for at least 4
Loosen the drain plug and remove them, and minutes. Do not start the engines or oper-
then make sure that the plug and the O-ring ate the blowers if you can smell gasoline
on the hull drain plug are not damaged and vapors in the engine compartment or if
that there is no foreign material on the there are any loose electrical connections.
threads or the O-ring on the hull drain plug. Contact a Yamaha Boat Dealer if there is a
NOTICE: Before installing the drain plug, problem you cannot locate or correct.
clean the drain plug threads and the O-
Make sure that the blowers operate properly.
ring on the hull drain plug to remove any
foreign materials, such as dirt or sand. 1
Otherwise, the drain plug could be dam-
aged, allowing water to enter the engine
compartment. Make sure that the drain
plug is tightened securely before launch- 1
ing the boat. Otherwise, water may flood
the boat and cause it to submerge.
Securely install the drain plug by tightening it
until it stop.

1 Blower

To check the operation using the multi-func-
tion display:
Tap the “Blower” button. Check that the
blowers operate when the button is blue and
that the blowers stop when the button is gray.

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1 Hull drain plug

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