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MONTEREY
BOATS
Operation
WHEN TOWING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY, HAVE
LINE AND SURROUNDING AREA. A TOW LINE THAT SHOULD
AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
RUNNING AGROUND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO
AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY. DO NOT CONTINUE TO USE YOUR
2.10 Flooding or Capsizing
or completely swamped. You must always be
aware of the position of the boat to the seas and
the amount of water in the bilge. Water entering
the boat through the transom door or over the
stern gunnels can usually be corrected by turning
because of a hole in the hull or a defective hose,
you may be able to plug it with rags, close the
thru-hull valve or assist the bilge pump by bailing
with buckets. Put a mayday call in to the Coast
as soon as you discover your boat is in trouble.
If the boat becomes swamped and capsizes, you
and your passengers should stay with the boat as
long as you can. It is much easier for the Coast
Guard, aircraft, or other boats to spot, than people
in the water. If your boat is equipped with an
EPIRB, make sure it is activated. When activated,
EPIRBs will send distress code homing beacons
that allow Coast Guard aircraft to identify your
2.11 Fishing
Fishing can be very exciting and distracting for
the operator when the action gets intense. You
must always be conscious of the fact that your
primary responsibility is the safe operation of your
boat and the safety of your passengers and other
boats in the area.
You must always make sure the helm is properly
manned and is never left unattended while trolling.
the rules of the road. This situation can become
Being courteous and exercising good common
sense is essential. Avoid trying to assert your right
of way and concentrate on staying clear and pre-
venting tangled or cut lines and other unpleasant
encounters with other boats. Also keep in mind
can damage the seal in the lower unit.
2.12 Water Skiing & Wakeboarding
Your boat is equipped for water skiing and wake-
boarding. If you have never driven skiers before,
you should spend some hours as an observer and
learn from an experienced driver. If you are an
experienced driver, you should take some time
to become familiar with the boat and the way it
handles before pulling a skier. The driver should
also know the skier’s ability and drive accordingly.
Always use high quality tow ropes with attachment
loops when pulling wakeboarders or skiers and
the transom, arch or wakeboard tower. Never use
mooring cleats or grab rails to pull skiers. They
skiers or passengers and/or damage to the boat
could result.
The tow rope should always be attached using the
attachment loops and never tied to the ski tow
or to any type of metal hook attached to the tow
breaks under the strain of the tow.
When attaching a tow rope using the attachment
loops, hold the attachment loop in one hand and
pull a length of rope on the handle side of the
loop through the loop, creating another 6” loop.
and pull the handle side of the rope to tighten the
attach the rope securely to the ski tow, be easy
to remove and will not come off if the skier or
wakeboarder falls.
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