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Care and storage

Cleaning the boat ture with clean, dry rags. NOTICE: Be
careful not to get water on the air filter
WARNING
area or electrical components. Do not
Gasoline and its vapors are highly flamma- use high-pressure water when rinsing
ble and explosive. If there is fuel or a fu- the engine or engine compartment as
el/water mixture in the engine severe engine damage could result.
compartment or the fuel tank compart- (4) Open the rear platform hatch. (See page
ment, wipe it up immediately with dry rags. 82 for rear platform hatch opening and
Do not operate the boat until the source of closing procedures.)
the fuel leak is found and corrected. (5) Remove the access port cap to let any
water drain that has pooled on it. (See
TIP:
®
Quality Yamaclean , Yamashield™, and oth- page 146 for access port cap removal
and installation procedures.) If the boat
er Yamalube care products are available from
will be stored on the trailer nearby, leave
your Yamaha Boat Dealer.
the cap out until you prepare to launch
(1) Remove the hull drain plugs. (See page
the boat again. If the boat will be trans-
100 for hull drain plug removal and instal-
ported on the trailer any distance, tem-
lation procedures.)
porarily reinstall the cap and close the
hatch until you get home. Open the hatch
again when you arrive and remove the
cap as before. Leave the cap loose until
1 you plan to transport the boat on the
trailer again. NOTICE: Leaving the ac-
cess port cap out when you are not
using or transporting the boat helps
keep it from becoming stuck in the ac-
cess port. (See page 146 for more in-
formation.)
1 Hull drain plug (6) Securely install the hull drain plugs by
tightening them until they stop. NOTICE:
(2) Clean the hull, boat interior, and drive
Before installing the hull drain plugs,
unit with Yamaclean Wash & Wax Con-
clean the drain plug threads and
centrate, or a mild natural soap, and wa-
O-rings to remove any foreign materi-
ter. Rinse with fresh water. Scum on the
als, such as dirt or sand. Otherwise,
hull can be removed with Yamaclean Hull
the hull drain plugs could be dam-
Cleaner™. NOTICE: Incorrect cleaning
aged, allowing water to enter the hull.
can damage vinyl. (See “Basic stain
Check the O-rings on the hull drain
guide” on page 132.)
plugs and make sure that the hull
(3) Clean the engine and bilge areas with
drain plugs are tightened securely be-
Yamaclean Bilge Cleaner™ or an equiv-
fore launching the boat. Otherwise,
alent and rinse with fresh water. Drain all
water and wipe up any remaining mois-
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