Safety I Nformation; Outboard M Otor S Afety; Propeller; Rotating P Arts - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Outboard m otor s afety
Observe t hese p recautions a t a ll t imes.
Propeller
People c an b e i njured o r k illed i f t hey c ome
in c ontact w ith t he p ropeller. T he p ropeller
can k eep m oving e ven w hen t he m otor i s i n
neutral, a nd s harp e dges o f t he p ropeller c an
cut e ven w hen s tationary.
S top t he e ngine w hen a p erson i s i n t he
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water n ear y ou.
K eep p eople o ut o f r each o f t he p ropeller,
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even w hen t he e ngine i s o ff.
Rotating p arts
Hands, f eet, h air, j ewelry, c lothing, P FD
straps, e tc. c an b ecome e ntangled w ith i nter-
nal r otating p arts o f t he e ngine, r esulting i n
serious i njury o r d eath.
Keep t he t op c owling i n p lace w henever p os-
sible. D o n ot r emove o r r eplace t he c owling
with t he e ngine r unning.
Only o perate t he e ngine w ith t he c owling r e-
moved a ccording t o t he s pecific i nstructions
in t he m anual. K eep h ands, f eet, h air, j ewel-
ry, c lothing, P FD s traps, e tc. a way f rom a ny
exposed m oving p arts.
Hot p arts
During a nd a fter o peration, e ngine p arts a re
hot e nough t o c ause b urns. A void t ouching
any p arts u nder t he t op c owling u ntil t he e n-
gine h as c ooled.
Electric s hock
Do n ot t ouch a ny e lectrical p arts w hile s tart-
ing o r o perating t he e ngine. T hey c an c ause
shock o r e lectrocution.
Power t rim a nd t ilt
Body p arts c an b e c rushed b etween t he m o-
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tor a nd t he c lamp b racket w hen t he m otor i s
trimmed o r t ilted. K eep b ody p arts o ut o f t his
area a t a ll t imes. B e s ure n o o ne i s i n t his
area b efore o perating t he p ower t rim a nd t ilt
mechanism.
The p ower t rim a nd t ilt s witches o perate
even w hen t he m ain s witch i s o ff. K eep p eo-
ple b e a way f rom t he s witches w henever
working a round t he m otor.
Never g et u nder t he l ower u nit w hile i t i s t ilt-
ed, e ven w hen t he t ilt s upport l ever i s l ocked.
Severe i njury c ould o ccur i f t he o utboard m o-
tor a ccidentally f alls.
Engine s hut-off c ord ( lanyard)
Attach t he e ngine s hut-off c ord s o t hat t he
engine s tops i f t he o perator f alls o verboard
or l eaves t he h elm. T his p revents t he b oat
from r unning a way u nder p ower a nd l eaving
people s tranded, o r r unning o ver p eople o r
objects.
Always a ttach t he e ngine s hut-off c ord t o a
secure p lace o n y our c lothing o r y our a rm o r
leg w hile o perating. D o n ot r emove i t t o l eave
the h elm w hile t he b oat i s m oving. D o n ot a t-
tach t he c ord t o c lothing t hat c ould t ear
loose, o r r oute t he c ord w here i t c ould b e-
come e ntangled, p reventing i t f rom f unction-
ing.
Do n ot r oute t he c ord w here i t i s l ikely t o b e
accidentally p ulled o ut. I f t he c ord i s p ulled
during o peration, t he e ngine w ill s hut o ff a nd
you w ill l ose m ost s teering c ontrol. T he b oat
could s low r apidly, t hrowing p eople a nd o b-
jects f orward.
Gasoline
Gasoline a nd i ts v apors a re h ighly f lam-
mable a nd e xplosive. A lways, r efuel a c-
cording t o t he p rocedure o n p age 5 4 t o
reduce t he r isk o f f ire a nd e xplosion.
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