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                            Trouble recovery

                            (1) Connect the positive (+) jumper cable to  To tow the watercraft:
                                the positive (+) battery terminals of both  Use a towline that is three times the com-
                                batteries.                        bined length of the towing boat and the wa-
                            (2) Connect one  end of the negative  (–)  tercraft.
                                jumper cable to the negative (–) battery  (1) Securely attach the towline to the bow
                                terminal of the booster battery.     eye of the watercraft being towed.
                            (3) Connect the other end of the negative (–)
                                jumper cable to an engine hanger.
                              3   2
                                                      1

                                             4                      1
                                                                   1 Bow eye
                                                                  (2) Sit astride the seat and hold on to the
                              1 Positive (+) jumper cable
                                                                     handlebars in order to balance the water-
                              2 Booster battery
                                                                     craft. NOTICE: The bow must be kept
                              3 Negative (–) jumper cable
                                                                     up out of the water during towing, oth-
                              4 Engine hanger
                                                                     erwise water could  flood the  engine
                            (4) Start the engine, and then disconnect the  compartment or  water could flow
                                jumper cables by reversing  the  steps  back into the engine, causing severe
                                above. (See page 30 for information on
                                                                     engine damage. [ECJ01331]
                                starting the engine.)             Tow the watercraft at 8 km/h (5 mph) or less.
                            EJU34716                              NOTICE: Tow the watercraft at 8 km/h (5
                            Towing the watercraft
                                                                  mph) or less, otherwise water could flood
                            EWJ00812
                                                                  the engine  compartment or water could
                             The  operator of the  towing boat must  flow back into the engine, causing severe
                              keep  speed to a minimum  and avoid  engine damage. [ECJ01322]
                                                                  EJU42101
                              traffic or obstacles which could be  a
                                                                  Submerged watercraft
                              hazard to  the operator  on the water-
                                                                  If the watercraft is submerged or flooded with
                              craft.
                                                                  water, drain the bilge water from the engine
                             The towline should be long enough so
                                                                  compartment. Then, have a Yamaha dealer
                              that the watercraft will not collide with
                                                                  service the watercraft as soon as possible.
                              the towing boat when slowing down.
                                                                  If the watercraft was submerged:
                                                                  (1) Remove the watercraft from  the water
                            If the watercraft becomes inoperative in the
                                                                     and drain  the water  from the  storage
                            water, it can be towed to shore.
                                                                     compartments.
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