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CONTENTS Chapter 1: Welcome Aboard! Chapter 4: Propulsion & Related Systems Dealer Service Engine About Your Limited Warranty Engine Room Ventilation System Boating Experience Fuel System 18 Fuel Fill and Vent Safety Standards 18 Fuel Filters Engine & Accessories Guidelines 18 Anti-siphon Valve Engine &...
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Chapter 8: Entertainment Systems Chapter 11: Electrical System Audio System 12-Volt DC System 37 Battery 37 Fuses and Circuit Breakers Chapter 9: Convertible Seats, 37 Alternator Beds, & Tables 37 12-Volt Accessory Outlet Sleeper Seats (If Equipped) Electrical Routings 32 Operating Positions 38 1950 Deck Electrical Harness 32 Lounge positions 39 1952 Deck Electrical Harness...
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Hazard Boxes & Symbols The hazard boxes and symbols shown below are used throughout this supplement to call attention to potentially dan- gerous situations which could lead to either personal injury or product damage. Read ALL warnings carefully and follow all safety instructions. DANGER! This box alerts you to immediate hazards which WILL cause severe personal injury or death if the warning is ignored.
• Buy replacement parts from any authorized Bayliner dealer. About Your Limited Warranty • Bayliner offers a Limited Warranty on each new Bayliner purchased through an authorized Bayliner dealer. • A copy of the Limited Warranty was included in your owner’s packet.
CHAPTER 1: WELCOME ABOARD! Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Safety Standards DANGER! DANGER PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD! DO NOT allow anyone to ride on parts of the boat not designated for such use. Sitting on seat backs, lounging on the forward deck, bow riding, gunwale riding or occupying the transom platform while underway is especially hazardous and will cause personal injury or death.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement CHAPTER 1: WELCOME ABOARD! Qualified Maintenance WARNING! To maintain the integrity and safety of your boat, allow only qualified personnel to perform maintenance on, or in any way modify: The steering system, propulsion system, engine control system, fuel system, environmental control system, electrical system or navigational system.
CHAPTER 1: WELCOME ABOARD! Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Carbon Monoxide (CO) DANGER! CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING HAZARD! DANGER Carbon monoxide gas (CO) is colorless, odorless, and extremely dangerous. All engines, generators, and fuel burning appliances produce CO as exhaust. Direct and prolonged exposure to CO will cause BRAIN DAMAGE or DEATH.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement CHAPTER 1: WELCOME ABOARD! Sources of CO To correct stationary situations a and/or b: Sources of CO include: • Close all windows, portlights and hatches. a. Using engine, generator, or • If possible, move your boat away from other fuel burning device when boat is moored in a source of CO.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement CHAPTER 3: LOCATIONS 1950 Deck View BOW LIGHT GRAB RAILS STEREO PORT DASH LID GRAB HANDLE CLEAT HORN BLOWER VENT FUEL (TYPICAL PORT & STARBOARD) FILL ALL AROUND SKI TOW LIGHT SOCKET RING CLEAT...
CHAPTER 3: LOCATIONS Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Component Locations 12-Volt Accessory Outlet: At the helm on the dash panel. Battery: On the starboard side of the engine compartment Bilge Pump: In the engine compartment, forward of the engine. Engine Circuit Breaker: On the engine.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Chapter 4: Propulsion & Related System s Engine Read and understand the engine operation and maintenance manual before starting the engine or doing any mainte- nance on the engine. Engine Room Ventilation System WARNING! FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD •...
CHAPTER 4: PROPULSION & RELATED SYSTEMS Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Fuel System WARNING! FIRE, EXPLOSION AND OPEN FLAME HAZARD! • It is very important that the fuel system be inspected thoroughly the first time it is filled and at each subsequent filling.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Chapter 5: Controls Steering • Refer to the engine manual for steering system details. Shift/Throttle Lever WARNING! LOSS OF CONTROL HAZARD! Improper maintenance of shift/throttle hardware may cause a sudden loss of control! • Carefully read and understand all of the information about the shift/throttle in the Sport Boat Owner’s Manual. •...
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Chapter 6: Plumbing Drain Systems Deck Drains • Water on the deck is drained overboard through the deck drains. • Keep the deck drains free of debris. Bilge Pump NOTICE Discharge of oil, oil waste or fuel into navigable waters is prohibited by law. Violators are sub- ject to legal action by the local authorities.
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CHAPTER 6: PLUMBING Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Bilge Pump Testing • The bilge pump is critical to the safety of your boat. • Check the bilge pump often to make sure it is working. Test the pump as follows: 1.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement CHAPTER 6: PLUMBING Seawater System (If Equipped) Seacock CAUTION! SYSTEM DAMAGE HAZARD! • Before using a seawater intake system, make sure that the system’s seacock is in the OPEN position before the system is started and keep the seacock open until the system is shut off. •...
CHAPTER 6: PLUMBING Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Livewell/Baitwell System (1954 Only) NOTICE The livewell/baitwell pump should be shut off while underway at planing speeds. AERATOR PUMP NOTE: AERATOR HOSE ROUTES ALONG UNDERSIDE OF DECK HOSE AERATOR VALVE AERATOR THRU-HULL DRAIN VALVE...
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Chapter 7: Deck Equipment Cleats and Tow Eyes WARNING! PERSONAL INJURY and /or PRODUCT or PROPERTY DAMAGE HAZARD! • NEVER lift the boat using the bow and stern eyes or the cleats. Carefully read the section on towing in the Sport Boat Owner’s Manual before: •...
CHAPTER 7: DECK EQUIPMENT Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Canvas (If Equipped) CAUTI ON! PRODUCT or PROPERTY DAMAGE HAZARD! • Canvas tops are not designed to withstand speeds over 45 MPH. • Take down and securely stow the canvas top before transporting your boat by road. 1950 &...
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement CHAPTER 7: DECK EQUIPMENT 1954 Canvas Top (If Equipped) Installing the Canvas 1. Insert the end eyes NOTE: YOUR DECK HINGES of the main bow (A) MAY BE STAINLESS STEEL into the forward deck hinges (B) and secure with the pins.
CHAPTER 7: DECK EQUIPMENT Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement 2150 & 2152 Canvas Top (If Equipped) Installing the Canvas 1. Slide the swivel ends (A) of the main bow (B) over the side windshield frames (C) and insert the pins (D). 2.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement CHAPTER 7: DECK EQUIPMENT 1950 & 1954 Bimini Top (If Equipped) NOTE: YOUR DECK HINGES MAY BE STAINLESS STEEL SECURING PIN HINGE END EYE Installing the Bimini Top 1. Insert the end eyes of the main bow (A) into the mid hinges (B) and secure with the pins. 2.
CHAPTER 7: DECK EQUIPMENT Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement 2150 Bimini Top (If Equipped) SWIVEL SECURING Installing the Bimini Top 1. Slide the swivel ends of the main bow (A) over the aft holes (B) in the side windshield frames and secure with the pins.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Chapter 8: Enter tainment Systems Audio System NOTICE AM radio reception may be impaired anytime the engine is running. Read the audio system instructions before using the system.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Chapter 9: Conver tible Seats, Beds, & Tables Sleeper Seats (If Equipped) • The sleeper seats can be adjusted fore and aft in the upright, operating position. • The seat bottoms adjust into backrests when the seats are in the lounge position. Operating Positions To slide the seat forward: 1.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement CHAPTER 9: CONVERTIBLE SEATS, BEDS, & TABLES Jump Seat To Sunlounge Conversion DANGER! DANGER PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD! • DO NOT allow anyone to ride on the aft sunlounge cushions while underway or when the engine is running.
CHAPTER 9: CONVERTIBLE SEATS, BEDS, & TABLES Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Removable Fishing Seats (1954 Only) DANGER! DANGER PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD! • DO NOT allow anyone to ride on parts of the boat not designated for such use. •...
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Chapter 10: Lights Care and Maintenance All of the lights installed on your boat are of top quality, but you should be aware that failure may periodically occur for a variety of reasons: 1. There may be a blown fuse - replace the fuse. 2.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement Chapter 11: Electrical System DANGER! EXTREME FIRE, SHOCK & EXPLOSION HAZARD! • To minimize the risks of fire and explosion, NEVER install knife switches or other arcing devices in the fuel compartments. • NEVER substitute automotive parts for marine parts. Electrical, ignition and fuel system parts were designed and manufactured to comply with rules and regulations that minimize risks of fire and explosion.
Classic Runabouts • Owner’s Manual Supplement CHAPTER 11: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12-Volt DC System Battery The battery supplies electricity for lights, accessories, and engine starting. The Electrical section of Chapter 8, in the Sport Boat Owner’s Manual, provides battery, care and maintenance instructions.
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