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Care and storage

(2) Follow the battery manufacturer’s in- Long-term storage
structions for charging. WARNING! Storing your boat for prolonged periods of
When charging a battery, keep it well time, such as winter storage in freezing tem-
away from sparks and open flames, as perature, requires preventative maintenance
it gives off explosive gases. When us- to ensure against deterioration. It is advisable
ing a battery charger, connect the bat- to have the boat serviced by an authorized
tery to the charger before you turn on Yamaha Boat Dealer before storage. Howev-
the charger. This will prevent sparking er, the following procedures can be per-
at the terminals that could ignite bat- formed by the owner with a minimum of tools.
tery gases.
To install the battery: Fuel system
(1) Place the battery in the battery holder, Fill the fuel tank with fresh fuel, adding one
and then fasten the battery using the bat- ounce of Fuel Med RX, available from your
tery strap. Yamaha Boat Dealer, to each gallon of fuel or
(2) Connect the positive (+) battery lead (red) use an equivalent according to the manufac-
to the positive (+) battery terminal. ture’s instructions. (See page 146 for infor-
NOTICE: Reversal of the battery leads mation on filling the fuel tank.) Do not “top
will damage the electrical parts. off” the tank, because fuel could spill. A full
(3) Connect the negative (–) battery lead fuel tank is less likely to allow condensation
(black) and the ground lead (black) to the to collect in the tank, reducing the chance of
negative (–) battery terminal. contaminated fuel. Running the engines with
(4) Make sure that the battery is securely treated fuel during cooling system flushing
held in place. will also help protect the fuel system.
TIP:
Use of Fuel Med RX eliminates the need to
drain the fuel system. Consult a Yamaha Boat
Dealer or other qualified mechanic if the fuel
system is to be drained instead.

Lubrication
It is advisable to take the boat to a Yamaha
Boat Dealer to have the engines fogged for
long-term storage.

Grease points
To keep moving parts sliding or rotating
smoothly, coat them with water-resistant
grease.

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