SLINGS SHOULD BE COVERED WITH FIRE HOSE or other suitable material to prevent
the wire rope from cutting into your aluminum hull.
During this initial lift, make note of where you put the slings. It is easy when the boat is on shore to determine that
you are at a frame and clear of shafts or other underwater appertenances (transducers etc.). It is not so clear
when you're in the water going to take the boat out and put it on a cradle.
Whether lifting eyes or slings were used, leave them in place while you board the boat and check for leaks.
3.4
WATERBORNE CHECKS
a)
Put bilge pump switches in AUTO position.
b)
Check engine room hull fittings for leaks to hull
c)
Open all valves at overboard suctions and discharges
d)
Check all systems for leaks at joints
e)
Check shaft stuffing boxes (a few drops is normal)
f)
Check rudder stuffing boxes (a few drops is normal)
g)
Check at outdrive seal
WARNING
OPEN DECK CLOSURES SLOWLY
h)
Open deck closures slowly, escaping air might mean that water is entering the hull and the closure might
spring open
i)
Secure all deck closures
3.5
CUSTOMER ADDED EQUIPMENT
CAUTION
DO NOT GROUND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO THE HULL
CAUTION
ISOLATE DISSIMILAR METALS
Electrolytic corrosion can eat a hole in your boat. Anodes have been placed on your hull to help prevent this, but
electrical grounding or dissimilar metals
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