Trailering Boat - Mercury HP700 SCi Manual

GENERAL INFORMATION
If the operator falls out of the boat, stop the engine immediately
to reduce the possibility of serious injury or death from being
struck by the boat. Always properly connect the operator to the
stop switch using a lanyard.
Avoid serious injury or death from deceleration forces resulting
from accidental or unintended stop switch activation. The boat
operator should never leave the operator's station without first
disconnecting the stop switch lanyard from the operator.
Accidental or unintended activation of the switch during normal
operation is also a possibility. This could cause any, or all, of the
following potentially hazardous situations:
• Occupants could be thrown forward due to unexpected loss
of forward motion ‑ a particular concern for passengers in the
front of the boat who could be ejected over the bow and
possibly struck by the gear case or propeller.
• Loss of power and directional control in heavy seas, strong
current or high winds.
• Loss of control when docking.

Trailering Boat

The boat can be trailered with the drive unit in up or down
position. Adequate road clearance is required between road and
gear housing skeg when trailering with the drive unit in down
position.
If adequate road clearance is a problem, place drive unit in full up
position.
WARNING
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WARNING
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