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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, wipe it up immediately with (4) Open the rear platform hatch. (See page
dry rags. Do not operate the boat until the 113 for rear platform hatch opening and
source of the fuel leak is found and cor- closing procedures.)
rected. (5) Remove the access port caps to let any
water drain that has pooled on them.
TIP:
®
Quality Yamaclean , Yamashield™, and oth- (See page 201 for access port cap re-
moval and installation procedures.) If the
er Yamalube care products are available from
boat will be stored on the trailer nearby,
your Yamaha Boat Dealer.
leave the caps out until you prepare to
(1) Remove the hull drain plug. (See page
launch the boat again. If the boat will be
141 for hull drain plug removal and instal-
transported on the trailer any distance,
lation procedures.)
temporarily reinstall the caps and close
the hatch until you get home. Open the
hatch again when you arrive and remove
the caps as before. Leave the caps loose
until you plan to transport the boat on the
trailer again. NOTICE: Leaving the ac-
cess port caps out when you are not
using or transporting the boat helps
keep them from becoming stuck in the
access ports. (See page 201 for more
1
information.)
1 Hull drain plug (6) Securely install the hull drain plug by
tightening it until it stops. NOTICE: Be-
(2) Clean the hull, boat interior, and drive
fore installing the hull drain plug, clean
units with Yamaclean Wash & Wax Con-
the drain plug threads and O-ring to
centrate, or a mild natural soap, and wa-
remove any foreign materials, such as
ter. Rinse with fresh water. Scum on the
dirt or sand. Otherwise, the hull drain
hull can be removed with Yamaclean Hull
plug could be damaged, allowing wa-
Cleaner™. NOTICE: Incorrect cleaning
ter to enter the hull. Check the O-ring
can damage vinyl. See “Basic stain
on the hull drain plug and make sure
guide” on page 180.
that the hull drain plug is tightened se-
(3) Clean the engine and bilge areas with
curely before launching the boat. Oth-
Yamaclean Bilge Cleaner™ or an equiv-
erwise, water may flood the boat and
alent and rinse with fresh water. Drain all
cause it to submerge.
water and wipe up any remaining mois-
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