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Engine Compartment
Operate the bilge blower for at least 4
minutes before starting the engines.
Open engine hood and check to be
sure no gasoline vapors are present.
Check for fuel leaks or loose electrical
connections.
➀ Blower motor
Gasoline vapors can explode. Before
starting the engines, operate the
blower for at least 4 minutes and
check the engine compartment bilge
for gasoline vapors. Do not start the
engines if you can smell fuel vapors
in the engine compartment or if there
are any loose electrical connections.
Contact your dealer if there is a prob-
lem you cannot locate or correct.
Lights
Check for proper operation of the bow,
stern, and instrument lights by pressing
the switch on the control panel.
If the stern light is not installed, remove
it from the storage area, lift the socket
cover, and install it into the socket to
check operation.
bails automatically out the stern
through the large drain hole in the
deck. A one-way check valve in the
drain prevents water from traveling
back to the deck during mooring or
while moving in reverse.
Bilge Pump –
Your Sport Boat is
equipped with a
drainage system that channels water
that enters the boat from the storage
compartments to the bilge under the
engine compartment. When the bilge
pump is turned on (see page 2-11), the
pump will sense when there is exces-
sive water in the bilge and will auto-
matically drain most of it. For normal
operation, turn the bilge pump switch
on during boat use and turn it off when
leaving the boat.
If the Sport Boat is to be left in the
water after use, leave the bilge
pump switch in the ON position. The
pump will activate if needed to drain
any water which accumulates in the
bilge.
Drain Plug –
A drain plug is located at the center of
the stern to allow more complete drain-
ing when the boat is removed from the
water.
Engine Compartment and
Fuel Compartment Drain Plug –
Water will not nor-
mally enter the
engine compart-
ment or fuel compartment areas during
operation. If it does, open the drain
plugs and allow water to drain. Also
open the engine compartment plug
when flushing the engine area with
fresh water after salt water operation.
● Excessive water in the engine
compartment bilge can splash
into the carburetor and engine.
This could cause engine damage.
● Be sure all drain plugs are tight-
ened before operating your Sport
Boat.
Gasoline and its vapors are highly
flammable and explosive. If a fuel or
a fuel/water mix drains from the fuel
tank compartment drain or is found
in the engine compartment, wipe it
up immediately with dry rags. Do not
operate the boat until the source of
the fuel leak is found and corrected.
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