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410 Convertible

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Immediately stop the boat and sound a man overboard
alarm and have all passengers point to the person in the
water.

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Circle around quickly and throw a cushion or life jacket
to the person, if possible, and another to use as a marker.

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Keep the person on the driver side of the boat so you can
keep him in sight at all times.

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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.

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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.

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

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Good common sense and judgment must be exercised at
all times when operating a boat from the tower.

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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.