Canvas Covers
OneofthemostpopularoptionsforMasterCraftboatsarethe
varietyofcanvascoversavailable.SpeakwithanauthorizedMaster-
Craftdealerfordetailsaboutwhatisavailableforeachmodel.Master-
CraftstronglyrecommendshavinganauthorizedMasterCraftdealer
performtheinstallationassnapinstallationcancause“crazing”(un-
wantedspider-web-likelinesinthegelcoat)iftheinstallationisnot
donecorrectly.
On-goingcareofthecanvasisrequiredtokeepthematerialin
goodconditionforthelifeoftheboat.SeeCleaning the Boatsectionof
thisOwner’sManualformoreinformation.
Notethattowingwithunapprovedcoversontheboatmayresult
indamagetothegelcoat.MasterCraftrecommendstheuseofour
towablecoveronlyfortowing.Othercanvasandcovershavebeen
developed and are available only through authorized MasterCraft
dealersforavarietyofuses.
Coolers
Onmanymodels,aremovablecoolerisincluded,particularlyon
models that do nothave cold plates or a refrigerator.As with any
similarIgloo-typecooler,routinecleaningwithwarmsoapywateris
advisedaftereachuse.Checkalsowhetheranythingfrominsidethe
coolerhasbeenspilledorinsomemannerendedupinthestorage
areainwhichthecooleriskept.Thisshouldbecleanedupimmediate-
lytoavoidmold,mildew,stainsorotherdamagethatisnotcovered
underwarranty.
Fooditemsoranythingthatcancreateanodorshouldnotbeleft
inthecooler.Neithershouldanythingthatcanleakbeleftinthese
units as they could potentially damage the cooler, and this type of
damageisnotcoveredunderwarranty.
Fire Suppression and Extinguishing
The enginecompartmentof allV-driveandtheCSX265modelsis
equippedwithanautomaticresuppressionsystemwithamanualoverride
thatusesacleanagentcanister,whichishousedintheenginecompartment
and isintegratedwiththeresuppressionsystem.The directdriveand
CSX220modelsareequippedwithareport,intowhichthecontentsof
aclean-agentcanistercanbereleasedintotheenginecompartment.
Exceptassetforthbelow,youarealsorequiredbylawtohaveon
boardone(1)ve-pound,drychemicalreextinguisherratedforType
A,BandCres.Thelawrequiresthatforallboatsmorethan26feetin
length,whichincludestheMariStar280,X-80andCSX265models,you
musthaveonboardtwo(2)ve-pound,drychemicalreextinguishers,
ratedforClassA,BandCres.Thedrychemicalreextinguisherisop-
tionalequipment,whichisnotautomaticallyincludedinyourboatfrom
thefactory,butitcanbeorderedfromMasterCraftwithyourboatand
canalsobepurchasedfromanauthorizedMasterCraftdealer.
Ifanyoftheresuppressionsystemcanistersonboardyourboat
aredischarged(whetheracanisterinanautomaticsystemorapor-
table re extinguisher), then they must be replaced.The automatic
resuppressionsystemavailableonallV-driveandCSX265models
hasanindicatorlightatthehelmthatwillbegreenifthesystemis
fullychargedandwillberediftheautomaticresuppressionsystem
hasbeendischarged.Iftheclean agent canister associated with the
automaticresuppressionsystemorthecleanagentcanisterusedin
connectionwithareporthasbeendischarged,thenyoumustcon-
tactyourauthorizedMasterCraftdealertoobtainareplacementfor
thecleanagenttypeofcanister.Ifthedrychemicalreextinguisher
hasbeendischarged,thenmaypurchaseareplacementve-pounddry
chemicalreextinguisherthatisratedforTypeA,BandCresfrom
anauthorizedMasterCraftdealerorfromanothersource.
Fire extinguishers require periodic maintenance. Monthly, each
reextinguisheronyourboatshouldbeexaminedtobesurethatthe
sealsand tamperindicatorsare notbrokenormissing.The pressure
gaugesor indicators, ifapplicable,shouldreadintheoperable range.
Thereshouldbenoobviousphysicaldamage,rust,corrosion,leakage
orcloggednozzles.Additionally,iftheextinguisherhasnotbeenused,it
shouldbeweighedannuallytoassurethattheminimumweightasstated
onthelabelstillexists.Anyreextinguisherthathasbeenpartiallyemp-
tiedmustbereplacedortakentoaqualiedreextinguisherservicing
companyforrecharging.
Considerableadditionalinformationregardingtheproperuseof
theresuppressionandextinguishingfunctionsonMasterCraftboats
isincludedintheBoating SafetysectionofthisOwner’sManual.Be
certaintothoroughlyreviewandunderstandthatinformationprior
touseoftheboatthersttime.MasterCraftrecommendsthatboat
ownersincludeacheckoftheresuppressionandextinguisherunits
duringtheannualmaintenancetobesurethattheyarealwaysready
foruse.Someunitsmaynotrequireannualchecks;refertothesignage
andlabelingontheindividualunitsforfurtherguidance.
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