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Care and storage

Cleaning the boat area or electrical components. Do not
use high-pressure water when rinsing
WARNING
the engine or engine compartment as
Gasoline and its vapors are highly flamma- severe engine damage could result.
ble and explosive. If there is fuel or a fu- (4) Open the rear platform hatch. (See page
el/water mixture in the engine 75 for rear platform hatch opening and
compartment or the fuel tank compart- closing procedures.)
ment, wipe it up immediately with dry rags. (5) Remove the access port caps to let any
Do not operate the boat until the source of water drain that has pooled on them.
the fuel leak is found and corrected. (See page 143 for access port cap re-
moval and installation procedures.) If the
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®
Quality Yamaclean , Yamashield™, and oth- boat will be stored on the trailer nearby,
leave the caps out until you prepare to
er Yamalube care products are available from
launch the boat again. If the boat will be
your Yamaha Boat Dealer.
transported on the trailer any distance,
(1) Remove the hull drain plug. (See page 92
temporarily reinstall the caps and close
for hull drain plug removal and installa-
the hatch until you get home. Open the
tion procedures.)
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 143 for more
information.)
1 (6) Securely install the hull drain plug by
tightening it until it stops. NOTICE: Be-
1 Hull drain plug fore installing the hull drain plug, clean
the drain plug thread and O-ring to re-
(2) Clean the hull, boat interior, and drive
move any foreign materials, such as
units with Yamaclean Pro-Wash Spray,
dirt or sand. Otherwise, the hull drain
or a mild natural soap, and water. Rinse
plug could be damaged, allowing wa-
with fresh water. NOTICE: Incorrect
ter to enter the hull. Check the O-ring
cleaning can damage vinyl. See “Basic
on the hull drain plug and make sure
stain guide” on page 126.
that the hull drain plug is tightened se-
(3) Clean the engine and bilge areas with
curely before launching the boat. Oth-
Yamaclean Pro-Wash Spray 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-
(7) Spray the exterior of the engine with
ture with clean, dry rags. NOTICE: Be
Yamalube Silicone Protectant and Lubri-
careful not to get water on the air filter
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