Anti-Fouling P Aint; Motor D Isposal R Equirements; Emergency E Quipment - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Specifications a nd r equirements
cause p oor p erformance o r e ngine
damage. U se o nly f resh g asoline t hat
has b een s tored i n c lean c ontainers.
Gasohol
There a re t wo t ypes o f g asohol: g asohol c on-
taining e thanol ( E10) a nd t hat c ontaining
methanol. E thanol c an b e u sed i f t he e thanol
content d oes n ot e xceed 1 0% a nd t he f uel
meets t he m inimum o ctane r atings. E 85 i s a
fuel c ontaining 8 5% e thanol a nd m ust n ot b e
used i n y our o utboard m otor. A ll e thanol
blends c ontaining m ore t han 1 0% e thanol
can c ause f uel s ystem d amage o r c ause e n-
gine s tarting a nd r unning p roblems. O utboards
does n ot r ecommend g asohol c ontaining
methanol b ecause i t c an c ause f uel s ystem
damage o r e ngine p erformance p roblems.
It i s r ecommended t hat y ou i nstall a w ater-
separating m arine f uel f ilter a ssembly ( 10 m i-
cron m inimum) b etween y our b oat's f uel t ank
and o utboard m otor w hen u sing e thanol.
Ethanol i s k nown t o a llow m oisture t o b e a b-
sorbed i nto b oat f uel t anks a nd s ystems.
Moisture i n t he f uel c an c ause c orrosion o f
metallic f uel s ystem c omponents, s tarting
and r unning c omplaints a nd r equire a ddition-
al f uel s ystem m aintenance.
Anti-fouling p aint
A c lean h ull i mproves b oat p erformance. T he
boat b ottom s hould b e k ept a s c lean o f m a-
rine g rowth a s p ossible. I f n ecessary, t he
boat b ottom c an b e c oated w ith a n a nti-foul-
ing p aint a pproved f or y our a rea t o i nhibit
marine g rowth.
Do n ot u se a nti-fouling p aint w hich i ncludes
copper o r g raphite. T hese p aints c an c ause
more r apid e ngine c orrosion.
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Motor d isposal r equirements
Never i llegally d iscard ( dump) t he m otor.
Outboards r ecommends c onsulting t he d ealer
about d iscarding t he m otor.
Emergency e quipment
Keep t he f ollowing i tems o nboard i n c ase
there i s t rouble w ith t he o utboard m otor.
A t ool k it w ith a ssorted s crewdrivers, p li-
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ers, w renches ( including m etric s izes), a nd
electrical t ape.
W aterproof f lashlight w ith e xtra b atteries.
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A n e xtra e ngine s hut-off c ord ( lanyard)
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with c lip.
S pare p arts, s uch a s a n e xtra s et o f s park
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plugs.
Consult y our O utboards d ealer f or d etails.