LaserPerformance Funboat Owner's Manual page 5

Please keep this manual in a secure place,
and hand it to the new owner when you sell the boat
Please take note of the following dangers:
The mast is metal and is an electrical
conductor, contact with overhead
electrical wires could be fatal, please
exercise extreme caution when raising the
mast, launching and sailing.
Always wear a suitable C.E. or USCGA
approved personal buoyancy jacket.
Always ensure that the rudder
retaining clip is operating correctly
and the split ring is fitted, so that the
rudder cannot fall off in the event of a
capsize.
All wire rigging, ropes, spars and
fittings should be regularly inspected for
'wear and tear' or damage.
Always ensure that shackles are
done up tight and split rings are not
distorted.
Always check that the transom bung
and hatches are done up tight and all
fittings are secure.
If transporting your boat on the roof
of your car ensure that you do not exceed
the maximum roof rack load of your car.
If transporting your boat by road trailer
ensure that the load does not exceed the
permitted axle weight of the trailer.
Always ensure that you sail with the
minimum number of people to recover
the boat after a capsize.
Always inform someone else of your
intentions before going afloat.
Do not exceed the maximum number
of persons OR the maximum load as
detailed in this manual.
Do not puncture air tanks with
additional fittings.
Always rig your craft in accordance
to the rigging manual provided
separately with your craft. In the
sport of sailing there is a risk of finger
or toe entrapment between moving
components.
Ie. Rudder stock, rudder blade and tiller.
Centerboard/Keel and casing, boom and
mast, traveller and car, mast heel hinge
point and gate or step location, blocks
and running rigging. Appropriate care and
caution is required.
Sailing barefoot can lead to injury.
LaserPerformance recommend that
suitable shoes are worn when using
LaserPerformance products.
In the sport of sailing there is a risk of
being hit on the head with the boom
whist rigging or maneuvering the boat.
Appropriate care and caution is required.
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