Crevalle Boats 24 Bay, Owner'S Manual

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Exterior Equipment
Ski Tow Pylon (Optional)
A removable ski tow pylon that mounts just for-
ward of the center of the splashwell is optional
equipment. To install the pylon, raise the aft seat
and remove the bilge access panel to provide ac-
cess to bilge and the pylon base plate receiver.
Slide the pylon through the flush deck plate in the
aft deck just forward of the splashwell and into the
base plate receiver. Align the hole in the pylon
with the hole in the base receiver and insert the
pin to secure the pylon.
Using The Ski Tow Pylon
The tow pylon is designed for pulling one or two
averaged sized skiers or wakeboarders. Always
use high quality tow ropes with attachment loops
when pulling wakeboarders or skiers. The tow
rope should always be attached to the ski tow us-
ing the attachment loops and never tied to the ski
tow or to any type of metal hook. Tied ski ropes
are very difficult to remove and metal hooks will
damage the ski tow. Additionally, metal hooks can
cause injury to your skiers or damage the engine
cowling if the metal hook breaks under the strain
of the tow.
When attaching a tow rope using the attachment
loops, hold the attachment loop in one hand and
pull a length of rope on the handle side of the
loop through the loop, creating another 6” loop.
Slide the loop just created over the ski tow fitting
and pull the handle side of the rope to tighten the
loop around the tow fitting. This procedure will
attach the rope securely to the ski tow, be easy
to remove and will not come off if the skier or
wakeboarder falls.
Refer to Water Skiing in the Operation chapter
for safety information on operating the boat with
a skier.
Stern Release Wells
A release well is located on each side of the aft
deck, just forward of the engine. Each release
well is equipped with a fiberglass hatch secured
with a flush mounted twist lock latch. The wells
drain by gravity to a thru-hull fitting in the hull
sides. Always make sure the hatches are closed
with the latches in the secured position before
operating the boat above idle speed.
Ski Tow Pylon
Stern Release Wells & Ski Tow Pylon Deck Plate
Centrifugal pumps located in the stern bilge sup-
ply seawater to the release wells and a removable
overflow tube controls the water level. The wells
should be drained and rinsed clean with fresh
water after each use. Refer to the Raw Water
System and Drainage Systems chapters for more
information on the operation of the release wells.