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number of people on board must be reduced if you
go out in poor weather and rough water.
The information present on the certification plate
does not relieve the operator from responsibility. Use
common sense and sound judgement when
placing equipment and/or passengers in your boat.
•
Do not load to capacity in poor weather or rough
water.
•
The number of seats does not indicate how
many people a boat can carry in poor weather
and rough water.
•
Above idle speed, all passengers must be
seated on the seats provided.
!
WARNING
When engine is running, keep passengers away from
areas not designed for riding, such as seat backs,
bow, gunwales, transom platform, swim platform,
front and rear decks and on sun pads.
Passengers can fall overboard if not seated properly
on the seats provided.
9. P
C
OWER
APACITY
The engine options available for your boat have been
selected as the best suited for general use for this
size boat. Do not install an engine larger than the
largest option available. Your boat will be difficult to
handle and will be less stable.
Your Sea Ray
has been equipped with a propeller
®
which our tests have shown to be the best suited
for general use with our engine under normal
conditions and load. Do not change the pitch of your
propeller
without
recommendations first. If you change to a different
propeller pitch, under no circumstances use a
propeller which allows the engine to operate
at higher than recommended RPM. (your engine
manual specifies the maximum recommeded
(RPM).
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S
ECTION
getting
your
dealer's
1 • S
AFETY
To maintain rated power, propellers should be free
of nicks, excessive pitting and any distortions that
alter them from their original design. Badly damaged
propellers should be replaced, but those that are
chipped, bent or merely out of shape can be
reconditioned by your marine dealer.
It is advisable to carry an extra propeller aboard in
case you damage the one in use.
10. S
TABILITY
!
Distribute passengers and gear as uniformly as
possible from front to rear and left to right.
The manufacturer's load rating is the maximum
allowed under calm conditions.
Reduce boat loading if weather, water or other
conditions are adverse.
Your boat was manufactured to specific stability and
flotation standards for the capacity shown on the
certification plate. Any increase from the
recommended load capacities will put your boat in
jeopardy of capsizing, swamping and/or sinking.
I
:
N ADDITION
•
Stability may be substantially reduced if
equipment is added above the deck.
•
Stability is substantially reduced by loose fluids
or weight within the hull. Keep bilge area as dry
as possible, and close all openings, hatches
and windows in rough weather.
11. M
C
AINTAIN
On the water there are no marked traffic lanes, no
traffic signs or lights, and boats have no turn signals.
The boat operator must keep his or her attention
focused not only on what's ahead but what's on the
left, right and behind the boat.
WARNING
ONTROL
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