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Care and storage

Long-term storage
Recommended water-resistant grease:
Storing your boat for prolonged periods of
YAMALUBE MARINE GREASE or
time, such as winter storage in freezing tem-
Yamalube Grease A
perature, requires preventative maintenance
to ensure against deterioration. It is advisable  Throttle cables (220 FSH SPORT / 222 FSH
to have the boat serviced by an authorized SPORT)
Yamaha Boat Dealer before storage. Howev- Grease the throttle-cable inner wires at the
er, the following procedures can be per- pulley wheel of each APS.
formed by the owner with a minimum of tools. 220 FSH SPORT

Fuel system
Fill the fuel tank with fresh fuel, adding one
ounce of Fuel Med RX, available from your
Yamaha Boat Dealer, to each gallon of fuel or
use an equivalent according to the manufac-
turer’s instructions. (See page 87 for informa-
tion on filling the fuel tank.) Do not “top off”
the tank, because fuel could spill. A full fuel
tank is less likely to allow condensation to
collect in the tank, reducing the chance of 222 FSH SPORT
contaminated fuel. Running the engines with
treated fuel during cooling system flushing
will also help protect the fuel system.
TIP:
Use of Fuel Med RX eliminates the need to
drain the fuel system. Consult a Yamaha Boat
Dealer or other qualified mechanic if the fuel
system is to be drained instead.

Lubrication
It is advisable to take the boat to a Yamaha
Boat Dealer to have the engines fogged for  Steering cable ball joints and inner wires
long-term storage. Grease the steering cable and shift cable ball
joints at the jet thrust nozzles. Extend the
Grease points steering cable and shift cable inner wires and
To keep moving parts sliding or rotating apply a thin coat of grease to them.
smoothly, coat them with water-resistant
grease.

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