Before Starting The Engine - Malibu Boats Wakesetter 20VTX 2019 Owner's Manual

BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE

(Details follow about each.)
• Check coolant level.
• Inspect the sea strainer.
• Check the battery holders and the connections.
• Check for odors, particularly fuel odors.
AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE
(Details follow about each.)
• Check for odors, particularly from exhaust emissions.
• Be certain that the battery registers as fully charged and that there
is sufficient fuel for the outing.
AFTER THE OUTING
(Details follow about each.)
• Give the engine compartment a general inspection.
• Check the other components.
• Note how much fuel was used and the state of charge on the
batteries.
• Give the boat a good general cleaning as outlined in the On-Going
Care information that precedes this section.
AFTER 10 HOURS ON THE HOURMETER
(Details follow.)
• Check the safety equipment.
• Have the oil changed by your authorized Malibu dealer. The
dealership will also do several other critical inspections of the
drivetrain.
AFTER 75 HOURS OR ANNUALLY [whichever comes first]
(Details follow.)
There are certain maintenance routines that must be performed.
Due to the complexity of this maintenance, Malibu recommends it be
completed by your authorized Malibu dealer.
STORAGE AND WINTERIZATION
(Details follow.)
This is critical to the life of the boat. These steps include ensuring
that all water has been evacuated from the boat, the battery is
properly stored, and the boat finishes are protected. Information is
also provided regarding the proper lifting of the boat from the water
if it will be stored at any time by that method instead of resting on a
custom-built Malibu trailer.
Manual will result in the voiding of the Limited Warranty
explained in its own section of this Owner's Manual.
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Failure to follow the
maintenance instructions
provided in this Owner's
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Routine Salt Water/Brackish
Water Protection
AFTER EVERY OUTING: Perform a general cleaning of the
entire boat, interior and exterior, with CLEAN water. (See Flush
Kit instructions, which follow.) Then reapply the WD-40 Long-Term
Corrosion Inhibitor and Corrosion Block as described in the following
instructions to the EXTERIOR of the engine.
CLEAN, fresh water after EACH outing. The corrosive
properties of these types of water will cause damage
that is not covered under warranty! Hardware—even
hardware chose for its anti-corrosive properties—that is
damaged by salt/brackish/polluted water may eventually
fail, which could result in serious injury or death to
persons on-board.
Although every component on the boat, including the engine,
can be adversely affected by salt/brackish/polluted water, upgraded
components in the Salt Water Series building process include:
• Stainless steel gas shocks;
• Grounding and bonding of all components below the waterline; and
• A sacrificial zinc anode.
Especially important to the entire protection process is the
sacrificial zinc anode. The anode is attached to the exterior of the
boat, on the transom below the waterline. Other metal components
are attached to the transom zinc anode via grounding wire.
These anodes provide a greater degree of attraction between the
anode's metal and the corrosive action of the body of water than
that occurring between the boat's metal parts and the water. Simply,
both rust (which is oxidation) and metal reduction are the result of
operating in salt water, and the anodes' purpose is to attract and
draw away much of the corrosion from the boat's metal components.
components. It is critical for the boat to be rinsed and flushed
after EACH use. Failure to do so will void the warranty.
Boats operated in salt
water, brackish water or
polluted fresh water must
be thoroughly rinsed with
The sacrificial zinc anodes
do not totally eliminate
the corrosion process from
the rest of the boat and its