Emergency Starting; Directional Skeg - SELVA MARINE MADEIRA 40 Owner's Manual

Always switch the motor off before tilting it up.
Before beginning the cruising again, check that the motor is
fixed in the correct trim position.
Never keep the motor on if no water runs out of the pilot hole.

Directional skeg

The directional skeg allows to balance the turn effort.
When the boat tends to turn right, turn the directional skeg right (direction
A in the picture)
And if the boat tends to turn left, turn the skeg left (direction B in the
picture)
The directional skeg is also an anode to avoid the
electrochemical corrosion of the motor. Not to compromise this
function you never have to paint it and it must be properly
connected to the motor ground.
After the installation or the replacement of the skin you always
have to make some verifications of its correct operating.
An improper adjustment of the directional skeg might cause
control difficulties and a loss of control of the boat.

EMERGENCY STARTING

If it's not possible to start the motor because of a discharged battery or a
failure in the starting device you can use the manual emergency starting.
Starting procedure
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Turn the starting key till the position ON.
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Control that the pin of the cut-off switch is connected.
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Be sure that the control lever is in neutral position.
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Lift lightly the gas control lever in neutral position.
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Take away the hood from the motor.
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Hook the knot of the emergency starting rope to the flywheel and
turn it twice into the race clockwise.
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Pull with strength the rope and repeat this operation some times.
If after several attempts the motor doesn't start, control that you've
followed carefully these instructions.
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During the starting operations or during the functioning of the
motor never touch the ignition coil, he high voltage wire, the
spark plug cap or other electrical parts at high voltage.
Before pulling the emergency starting rope, be sure that
clothes or other objects can't get entangled in the engine. Be
sure that nobody is in the operator's action radius.
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