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all components to be certain they did not
loosen during the cruise. Make all adjust-
ments as necessary.
DO NOT remove the cool-
ing system fi ller cap when the engine is
hot. Allow the engine to cool and then
remove the pressure cap slowly, allow-
ing the pressure to vent. Hot coolant,
under pressure, may discharge violently
and result in serious personal injury and
burns.
Getting Underway
After your engines have warmed to normal
operating temperature, you are ready to
depart your dock/mooring. Check the wind,
tide and current to determine the best way
to safely maneuver your yacht away from
the dock. Cast off all mooring lines.
Shift the transmissions into forward or re-
verse, depending on which way you want
to depart your dock. Your engines should
be at idle speed while departing your dock
and power should only be used if necessary
for control of your yacht.
Once your yacht has departed the dock
and is in open water, accelerate to cruis-
ing speed (RPM’s) as recommended in the
Engine Manual.
Be certain to follow all safety precautions
as mentioned in the “Boating Safety” Sec-
tion of this Owner’s Manual while operating
your yacht.
Daily Engine Shutdown
After you have completed your cruise and
secured your yacht to the dock, shut down
the engines in the following manner:
Reduce engine speed to idle.
Place transmission controls in neutral.
Allow engines to operate at idle speed
for several minutes.
Turn ignition switches to the OFF posi-
tion to shut down the engines.
Operate the bilge blower motors for sev-
eral minutes to circulate fresh air through
the engine compartment.
Turn OFF battery switches.
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