humanbody,immediatelyushtheareawithlargeamountsofcleanwaterandimmediately
seekmedicalattention.
• CheckthetightnessofthetowerboltsBEFOREeachuse.Ifatowercollapsesitmayresultin
injurytoboatoccupantsortowedpersons.
• Notmodifythetowbar.Thetowpylon/barisnotdesignedforverticalextensions.Any
modicationstothetowpylon/baroritsmountingsmayresultindamagetotheboatand
injurytotheuser.
• Onlylifttheboatfromapprovedliftpoints,whichareidentiedinlaterpartsofthemanual.
owner responsibility
and boating education
Your safety, the safety of your passengers, and the safety of other boaters
is dependent on how you operate and maintain your boat. As operator or
owner of this boat, you are responsible for the safety of those with and
around you while boating.
Itistheowner’sresponsibilitytoensurethattheoperatoroftheboathasbeen
properlyinstructedinthelawfulandsafeoperationofthisvessel.Therefore,
beforeoperatingtheboat,thoroughlyreadthisowner/operatormanual.Besure
youunderstandeachitembeforeoperatingit.Improperoperationortraileringoftheboatcould
leadtoseverepersonalinjuryordeath.Improperoperationortraileringoftheboatmayalso
damagetheboat.
Theoperatorandtheboatownerassumeallrisksforthemselves,theirguests
andanyoneinproximitytotheirboatandensurethatallpassengersunderstand
therisksandresponsibilitiesassociatedwithboating.
Thismanualisnotintendedtoprovidecompletetrainingonallaspectsofboat
operation.Westronglyrecommendthatalloperatorsofthisboatseekadditional
trainingonboathandlingandsafety.Havealloperatorsbecomefamiliarwiththe
handlingcharacteristics,andpropersteeringandcontrolsystemusagebefore
attemptinghigh-speedoperation.
At the time of delivery, the owner/operator is responsible for:
• Understandingthewarrantytermsandconditionsofyourboat,yourengine,
andyourtrailer.
• Obtaininginsurance.
• Examiningtheboattoensuretheproperoperationofallsystems.
Before operating the boat, the owner/operator is responsible for:
• Registeringtheboatasrequiredinthejurisdictionwheretheboatisbeingoperated.
• Providingtheproper(USCG)safetyequipment,andcheckinglocal,stateandfederalagencies
astolawsandregulations(USCGcarriagerequirements).
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Owners
Manual
2019
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important
safety
information
responsibilities
of
boat owners
and
operators