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3.4
seCtIon 3 • usIng your Boat
192 Islander
®
3. Check fuel level. Be sure
you have enough fuel for
your trip. Remember the
“1/3 Rule”: Use no more
than 1/3 of your fuel for
outbound trip; use 1/3 of
the fuel for return trip; keep
1/3 for reserve in case of
emergency (FIG 3.4.1).
4. Run bilge blowers for at
least 4 minutes before
attempting to start engine
(FIG 3.4.2).
Unlike your automobile engine which is naturally
ventilated even when it is not moving, your boat
engine compartment (the bilge) does not have
sufcient natural ventilation when the boat is not
moving or moving slowly. That is why the engine
compartment must have forced ventilation,
using the bilge blower, to remove potentially
explosive gasoline vapors before the engine is
started and when the boat is moving slowly.
Because it may be difcult to remember to turn
on the bilge blower every time you slow down
the boat, it is recommended that the bilge blower
run all the time the engine is running.
5. Place drive unit in full DOWN/IN position.
6. Put shift control lever into neutral; then for a:
COLD ENGINE - Press THROTTLE ONLY
button and move shift/throttle leer forward to full
open throttle, then return to about 1/4 throttle.
In cold weather, it may be necessary to pump
lever several times before engine will start.
• The operator may have to make rapid changes
in speed and/or direction to avoid a problem,
with little or no time for alerting passengers. It
is critical that all passengers be seated in the
designated seating areas and holding on to
prevent falling overboard or getting knocked
about in the boat at all times when the boat is
underway.
7. sTarTinG The enGine
The engine operation and maintenance manual
furnished with your boat describes pre-start and
starting procedures. We urge you to thoroughly read
and understand your engine manual.
Listed below are basic pre-start and starting
reminders. These are not a substitute for the engine
manufacturer’s specic recommendations.
Open the engine compartment and check for the
smell of gasoline.
• IF YOU SMELL GASOLINE, get everyone off
the boat, do not operate any electrical switches
or light any matches, lighters, etc. Get trained
help to nd and x the problem, before starting
the engine or operating any switches on the
boat.
• If you DO NOT smell gasoline:
1. Check all uid levels and any other necessary
checks as specied in Section 8 and in the
engine manual.
Gasoline vapors can explode
Before starting the engines, open engine compartment
and check for gasoline smell.
• If you smell gasoline, do not start engine; get
everyone off the boat and get trained help to nd
and x the problem.
• If there is no gasoline smell, perform checks
specied by manual, then and only then, close
engine compartment and run blower for at least
4 minutes before starting.
! DANGER
2. Check that water level in bilge is minimal. Verify
that the bilge pump is operating by turning the
bilge pump switch to MANUAL and listening for
the pump running and check to see that bilge
water is being pumped overboard.
(FIg. 3.4.1)
(FIg. 3.4.2)