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3.4
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3. Close engine compartment.
4. 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).
5. 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.
6. Place drive unit in full DOWN/IN position.
7. Put shift control lever into neutral; then for a:
COLD ENGINE - Move throttle lever 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 at all
times to prevent falling overboard or getting
knocked about in the boat 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.
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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)