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(7) If an accessory fuse was replaced, install Towing the boat
the accessory fuse holder or cover.
WARNING
(8) Close the engine hood.
 The operator of the towing boat must
Running on one engine keep speed to a minimum and avoid
traffic or obstacles which could be a
NOTICE
hazard to either boat.
Do not operate the boat above a no-wake  The towing line should be long enough
speed with just one engine. so the towed boat will not collide with
Severe engine damage could result be- the towing boat when slowing down.
cause water can flood the non-operating
The boat should be towed only if it becomes
engine through the water intake.
inoperative.
If one engine becomes inoperative, the prop- The towing rope should be long enough so
erly running engine can be used to return to that the boat will not collide with the towing
shore. Operate at a no-wake speed to pre- boat when slowing down. A good rule of
vent water from flooding the non-operating thumb is a tow rope which is three times the
engine through the water intake. The no- combined length of the towing boat and the
wake mode can be used for this purpose. boat.
(See pages 70 and 95.) Tow the boat using the bow eye only. Tow the
boat at a no-wake speed. NOTICE: Do not
tow the boat at speed fast enough to leave
a wake (8 km/h, 5 mph). Severe engine
damage could result because water can
flood the non-operating engines through
the water intakes.

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