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Pre-operation checks

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1 Negative (–) battery terminal: Black lead 1 Hull drain plug
2 Positive (+) battery terminal: Red lead
Blower switch check
Bilge water check
WARNING
Make sure that no bilge water has collected in
the engine compartment. If bilge water has Gasoline vapors can explode. Before
collected in the engine compartment drain it. starting the engines, check the engine
(See page 89 for information on draining the compartment for gasoline, gasoline va-
bilge water.) pors, and loose electrical connections,
and then operate the blowers for at least
Drain plug check 4 minutes. Do not start the engines or op-
Loosen the drain plug and remove it, and erate the blowers if you can smell gasoline
then make sure that the plug and the O-ring vapors in the engine compartment or if
on the hull drain plug are not damaged and there are any loose electrical connections.
that there is no foreign material on the Contact a Yamaha Boat Dealer if there is a
threads or the O-ring on the hull drain plug. problem you cannot locate or correct.
NOTICE: Before installing the drain plug,
Make sure that the blowers operates properly
clean the drain plug threads and the
when the blower switch is pushed.
O-ring on the hull drain plug to remove any
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foreign materials, such as dirt or sand.
Otherwise, the drain plug could be dam-
aged, allowing water to enter the engine BLOWER
compartment. Make sure that the drain 1
plug is tightened securely before launch-
ing the boat. Otherwise, water may flood
the boat and cause it to submerge.
Securely install the drain plug by tightening it
until it stops.

1 Blower switch

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