Teak Surfing - Monterey M3 Owner's Manual

Operation
• Never drive the boat or participate in any
water sports activity like skiing, tubing or
wakeboarding while under the influence of
alcohol or drugs. Alcohol can severely impair
your judgement, ability to respond and depth
perception.
• Always make sure to slowly pull the slack out of
the ski rope and wait for the OK from the skier
before advancing the throttle to ensure the
rope is not wrapped around the skier and that
the skier is ready. Never advance the throttle
until the skier provides the ready signal.
• When turning around to pick up a fallen skier,
make sure to look for other boat traffic in
the direction of the turn before you turn the
boat.
• Approach a skier in the water from the down-
wind side and be certain to stop the motion
of the boat and your motor before coming in
close proximity to the skier.
• Give immediate attention to a fallen skier. A
fallen skier is very hard to see by other boats
and is extremely vulnerable. When a skier
falls, be prepared to immediately turn the boat
and return to the skier.
• Never leave a fallen skier alone in the water
for any reason and have an observer display
a skier down flag to alert other boaters that
your skier has fallen.
• Agree on hand signals to be used between the
observer and skier to communicate. This is
important to eliminate confusion and ensure
the safety of your skiers, wakeboarders or
tubers. Refer the Hand Signals drawing on
this page for signals that are commonly used
during water sports activities.
• Make sure the observer watches for the skier's
signal to indicate he or she is OK. If the signal
is not seen immediately, assume the skier is
injured and in need of immediate assistance.
Be prepared to respond quickly.
• For additional information on water skiing, in-
cluding hand signals and water skiing manuals,
contact the American Water Skiing Association
in Winter Haven, Florida, 813-324-4341.
WARNING
MOVING PROPELLERS ARE DANGEROUS. THEY CAN CAUSE
DEATH, LOSS OF LIMBS, OR OTHER SEVERE INJURY. DO NOT
USE THE SWIM PLATFORM OR SWIM LADDER WHILE THE
ENGINE IS RUNNING. STOP THE ENGINE IF DIVERS, SWIMMERS
OR SKIERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO BOARD. ALWAYS PROPERLY
STORE THE LADDER BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE.

2.12 Teak Surfing

Teak Surfing is a new and dangerous boating
fad that involves an individual holding on to the
swim platform of a vessel while a wake builds up
then lets go to body surf the wave created by the
boat; hence the term- "Teak Surfing." This activ-
ity puts that individual directly in the path of the
boat's exhaust and poisonous carbon monoxide.
Because of the multiple dangers associated with
teak surfing and the carbon monoxide problem
in particular, the Coast Guard has issued a safety
alert that strongly advises the public not to en-
gage in teak surfing and warns that teak surfing
may cause carbon monoxide poisoning and even
fatalities.
Teak surfing not only exposes an individual to
potentially fatal concentrations of carbon mon-
oxide from the engine exhaust, it exposes them
unnecessarily and dangerously to the boat's
propeller. The danger is compounded by the fact
that individuals do not usually wear a life jacket
when teak surfing.
Teak surfing is an extremely dangerous activity
and you should never allow anyone to "Teak Surf"
behind your boat or be in the water near the ladder
or swim platform while the engine is operating.
WARNING
TEAK SURFING (HOLDING ONTO THE SWIM PLATFORM WHILE
BOAT IS UNDERWAY) IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN
CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. TEAK SURFING PUTS AN
INDIVIDUAL DIRECTLY THE PATH OF THE BOAT'S EXHAUST
AND EXPOSES THEM TO POISONOUS LEVELS OF CARBON
MONOXIDE. IT ALSO EXPOSES AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF BEING THROWN INTO THE PROPELLERS. YOU
SHOULD NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO TEAK SURF BEHIND YOUR
BOAT OR TO BE IN THE WATER NEAR THE LADDER OR SWIM
PLATFORM WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.
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