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410 Convertible

• Immediately stop the boat and sound a man overboard

alarm and have all passengers point to the person in the

water.

• Circle around quickly and throw a cushion or life jacket

to the person, if possible, and another to use as a marker.

• Keep the person on the driver side of the boat so you can

keep him in sight at all times.

• Make sure to approach the person from the downwind side

and maneuver the boat so the propellers are well clear of

the person in the water.

• Turn off the engines when the person is alongside and use

a ring buoy with a line attached, a paddle or boat hook to

assist him to the boat. Make sure you don’t hit him with

the ring buoy or the boat.

• Pull the person to the boat and assist him on board.

• Check the person for injuries and administer ﬁrst aid if

necessary. If the injuries are serious, call for help. Refer

to the Safety chapter for more information on ﬁrst aid and

requesting emergency medical assistance.

MOVING PROPELLERS ARE DANGEROUS.

THEY CAN CAUSE DEATH, LOSS OF LIMBS,

OR OTHER SEVERE INJURY. DO NOT USE THE

SWIM PLATFORM OR SWIM LADDER WHILE THE

ENGINES ARE RUNNING. STOP THE ENGINES

IF DIVERS OR SWIMMERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO

BOARD. ALWAYS REMOVE AND PROPERLY STORE

THE LADDER BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINES.

12.12 Tower Operation (Optional)

Your boat could be equipped with an optional fabricated alu-

minum tower. Towers are normally equipped with full engine

controls, trim tab controls, compass, engine alarms, restart

buttons and tachometers. This allows for complete operation

of the boat from the tower.

Operation of the Tower Controls

The engines should be started at the lower helm. Monitor the

gauges to make sure all systems are normal and the engines

have been allowed to warm up slightly before proceeding to

the tower helm. The ignition or restart switches on the tower

are only used to restart an engine in the event it should stall.

The shift controls must be in neutral for the start switches to

be functional.

Electronic engine controls are equipped with a station transfer

button that allows the operator to transfer control from one

station to another with the push of a button. Always make

sure that you activate the controls as soon as you reach the

helm in the tower.

Refer to the Control Systems chapter and the electronic engine

control owner’s manual for more information on the control

system operation and selecting the controls on boats with dual

stations.

The following is a list of safety precautions for tower

operation:

• Do not operate the boat from the tower in rough sea

conditions. The boat’s motions are exaggerated in the

tower and this motion may become excessive in rough

seas.

• Be careful when using the trim tabs from the tower. The

reaction of the trim tabs will be exaggerated in the tower.

Use small tab corrections and wait ten (10) seconds for

the tabs to react. Keep making small corrections until the

hull is at the desired attitude.

• Do not overload the tower. Most towers are designed to

hold the weight of only two or three average- sized people.

Weight in the tower raises the boat’s center of gravity. Too

much weight in the tower could make the boat unstable.

• Do not operate the boat in tight quarters, such as marinas,

from the tower. The operator is isolated from the boat

while in the tower and will not be able to assist in docking

procedures.

• Always pay close attention to your grip and footing

on the tower ladders. Your ability to achieve a good

grip and proper footing is reduced in wet or rough

weather. Therefore, the tower should be avoided in these

conditions.

• Only operate the boat from the tower in familiar waters

or where running aground is not a possibility. Running

aground while operating the boat from the tower could

result in severe injury.

• Always be alert for waves and boat wakes when operating

the boat from the tower. Remember that the boat’s motions

are exaggerated in the tower.

• Good common sense and judgment must be exercised at

all times when operating a boat from the tower.

• If an engine alarm sounds, immediately put the boat in

NEUTRAL and shut OFF the engine(s), if safe to do so,

until the problem is found and corrected.

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