ProBoat ZELOS 48G - Boating Tips and Trim Adjustment; Boating Tips

Owner’s Manual
Boating Tips
Avoidboatingnearotherwatercraft,stationaryobjects,
waves,wakesandotherrapidlymovingwater,wildlife,
floatingdebrisoroverhangingtrees.Youshouldalsobe
carefultoavoidboatinginareaswheretherearemany
people,suchasswimmingareas,parkwaterwaysor
fishingareas.Consultlocallawsandordinancesbefore
choosingalocationtopilotyourboat.
Maximumspeedsareonlyachievedwhenthewater
conditionsaresmoothandthereislittlewind.Asharp
turn,windorwavescanturnoveraboatwhenitis
movingquickly.Alwayspilotyourboatforthewindand
waterconditionssothattheboatdoesnotturnover.
Whenrunningyourboatforthefirsttime,we
recommendcalmwindandwaterconditionssothatyou
canlearnhowtheboatrespondstoyourcontrol.
Whenmakingturns,decreasethethrottletoreducethe
probabilityofflippingtheboatover.
Neveroperateyourboatinlessthan12inches(30.5cm)
ofwater.
Ifyouneedtoretrieveyourboatfromthewater,use
fishingequipmentoranotherboat.
NOTICE: Whenrunningatfullspeedinchoppywater,
thepropmayexitandre-enterthewaterrepeatedlyand
veryquickly,subjectingthepropellerandflexshaftto
somestress.Frequentstressmaydamagethepropeller
andflexshaft.
CAUTION: Neveroperateyourboatinextreme
temperaturesorturbulentwater.
CAUTION: Neverattempttoretrieveadowned
boatbyswimming.
• Duetotheboat’sscaledesign,enginetorqueand
aggressivepropeller—whicharekeytoproviding
speedsupwardsof50MPH—theboatwillexhibit
torquerollwhileatlowengineRPM.
Torquerollistheeffectofthepropelleronthehull.
Youmaynoticethattheboatturnstortherightwith
lesseffort.
• Whenrunningtheboatinasmallpond,whichrequires
youtomakeslow,tightturns,youmayexperience
morepronouncedtorqueroll.Youmaynoticetheright
sideofthetransomdiggingintothewaterandtheleft
sideofthebowliftingoutofthewater.
NOTICE: Theboatmaytipand/orflip,inthiscase.
• Whenpossible,makelefthandturnsatfullspeedina
largesweepingradiustocounteracttorqueroll.
• Topreventtorqueroll,replacetheincludedpropeller
withoneofsmallerdiameterandlesspitch.
• Replacingthepropellerwithasmallerpropellerofa
smallerdiameterandlesspitchwillreducespeedas
wellastorqueroll.
1. Usea3mmhexdriver(orLwrench)anda7mmopen
endwrench(ornutdriver)toloosentheboltholding
thepropellerstruttoitsmountingbracket.
2. Lowerthestrutifyourboatrideswiththenosein
theair,bouncesexcessively,orflipsoverbackwards.
Loweringthestrutdropsthepropellerdeeperinto
thewater,whichliftsthetransomandcausesthe
bowtolower,creatingamorelevelrideplane.
3. Raisethestrutifyourboatisrunningflatonthe
waterandnotachievingfullRPMpotential.
4. Onceyouhaveadjustedthepropellerstrut,usea
3mmhexdriver(orLwrench)anda7mmopenend
wrench(ornutdriver)totightentheboltholdingthe
propellerstruttothemountingbracket.
Tip: Theykeytoawellrunningboatisbalancingthe
amountofwatercontactwithastableandcontrolledride
attitude.
Boat Characteristics
Adjusting Boat Trim
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