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Care and storage

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Post-operation care
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Always place the watercraft upright in a
horizontal position when storing it, other-
wise fuel could leak out into the engine or
engine compartment, which could create
a fire hazard.
After using the watercraft, always take it out
1 Garden hose adapter
of the water, clean it, and store it. Leaving the
2 Garden hose
watercraft in the water for extended periods
will accelerate the rate of normal deteriora- (4) Loosen the flushing hose connector cap
tion of the jet pump and hull. Marine organ- and remove it. Insert the garden hose
isms and corrosion are some of the adapter into the flushing hose connector
conditions that can shorten the life of many by pushing and twisting it until it is se-
watercraft components. curely connected.
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Flushing the cooling water passages 2 3
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Do not run the engine over 4000 r/min on
land. Also, do not run the engine for more 1
than 15 seconds without supplying water,
otherwise the engine could overheat.
Flush the cooling water passages to prevent
them from clogging with salt, sand, or dirt.
(1) Place the watercraft in a horizontal posi-
tion.
(2) Remove the seat and seat storage com-
partment. (See page 42 for seat removal
1 Flushing hose connector cap
and installation procedures and page 46
2 Flushing hose connector
for information on the seat storage com-
3 Garden hose adapter
partment.)
(5) Connect the garden hose to a water tap.
(3) Connect the garden hose adapter to a
(6) Make sure that the area around the wa-
garden hose.
tercraft is clear, and then start the en-
gine. Immediately after the engine starts,
fully turn the water supply on so that wa-
ter flows out continually from the jet
thrust nozzle.

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