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Chapter 8 Safety Equipment....................................................................18
8.1 Required Safety Equipment .............................................................................................. 18
8.2 Suggested Safety Equipment - Inshore .............................................................................19
8.3 Suggested Safety Equipment – Offshore........................................................................... 19
Chapter 9 Safe Operation.........................................................................20
9.1 Pre-Cruise Check List........................................................................................................20
9.2 Basic Rules of the Road ....................................................................................................21
9.3 Safe Operation................................................................................................................... 22
9.4 Towing or Being Towed .....................................................................................................22
9.5 Stopping the Boat ..............................................................................................................23
9.6 Docking..............................................................................................................................23
9.7 After Operation ................................................................................................................. 23
9.8 Trailering Your Boat...........................................................................................................23
9.9 Launching Your Boat .........................................................................................................24
9.10 Retrieving Your Boat........................................................................................................ 24
Chapter 10 Routine Maintenance............................................................25
10.1 Exterior Hull and Deck ..................................................................................................... 25
10.2 Engine..............................................................................................................................26
Chapter 11 Exterior Equipment...............................................................27
11.1 Anchor Locker/Windlass .................................................................................................. 27
11.2 Boarding Ladder ..............................................................................................................27
11.3 Trim Tabs..........................................................................................................................27
11.4 Bow Thruster.....................................................................................................................27
Chapter 12 Seasonal Maintenance..........................................................28
12.1 Engine..............................................................................................................................28
12.2 Hull...................................................................................................................................28
12.3 Storage ............................................................................................................................28
12.4 Trailer...............................................................................................................................28
Appendix .....................................................................................................29