Towing The Watercraft; Submerged Watercraft - Yamaha FX WaveRunner 2007 Owner's/Operator's Manual

tensive electrical system damage and pos-
sible fire.
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Towing the watercraft

If the watercraft becomes inoperative in the
water, it can be towed to shore.
If the watercraft must be towed in an emer-
gency using a towline, the operator should
ride the watercraft, holding onto the handle-
bars.
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CAUTION:
Tow the watercraft at 5 mph (8 km/h) or
G
less, otherwise water could enter the en-
gine through the exhaust passages or
through the air intake and flood the en-
gine compartment if it is towed too fast.
Tow the watercraft using the bow eye
G
only.
The bow must be kept up out of the wa-
G
ter during towing to prevent water from
entering the engine compartment.
1 Bow eye
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WARNING
The watercraft should only be towed in
G
an emergency.
The towline should be long enough so
G
that the watercraft will not collide with
the towing boat when slowing down. A
good rule of thumb is a towline that is
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three times the combined length of the
towing boat and the watercraft.
The operator of the towing boat must
G
keep speed to a minimum and avoid traf-
fic or obstacles which could be a hazard
to the rider on the watercraft.
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Submerged watercraft

If the watercraft is submerged or flooded with
water, follow the procedure below and consult
a Yamaha dealer as soon as possible. Failure
to do so could result in serious engine dam-
age!
In an emergency:
(1) Beach the watercraft and remove the
stern drain plugs to drain the water from
the engine compartment. (See page 52
for more information.) Remove the stor-
age compartment drain plugs to drain the
water from the storage compartments.
(2) Install the stern drain plugs and storage
compartment drain plugs.
(3) Disconnect the spark plug caps, and then
remove the spark plugs.
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CAUTION:
Do not connect the spark plugs to the
spark plug caps.
(4) Disconnect the fuel injector couplers.
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CAUTION:
Cover the disconnected fuel injector cou-
plers so that they do not get wet. If the cou-
plers get wet, they could corrode, which
could lead to poor connections.
(5) Crank the engine for 5 seconds at wide
open throttle. Repeat this step until all of
the water in the cylinders has been ex-
pelled.
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