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Exterior Equipment
Dive Door
Dive Door Latch and Safety Pin
WARNING
OPERATING THE BOAT UNDER POWER WITH THE TRANSOM
DOOR OPEN MAY ALLOW PERSONS TO FALL OVERBOARD AND
INTO BOAT PROPELLERS OR TO BE LOST IN OPEN WATER.
ALWAYS CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSOM DOOR IS
PROPERLY CLOSED AND LATCHED BEFORE STARTING THE
ENGINES AND NEVER OPERATE THE BOAT UNDER POWER
WITH THE TRANSOM DOOR OPEN.
Dive Door and Boarding Ladder (Optional)
A dive door in the port hull side is available as
optional equipment. The door provides divers and
swimmers easy, unobstructed access to the water
and cockpit. It also makes boarding and exiting
the boat much easier in many docking situations.
A friction latch holds the door in the full open posi-
tion and a special latch mounted on the inboard
side of the door secures it when it is closed. The
door latch has a spring loaded safety pin. When
the dive door is closed, make sure the latch is com-
pletely closed and that the safety pin is snapped
into place to prevent the latch from opening ac-
cidentally.
The dive door should only be opened when the
boat is not in motion with the engines shutdown.
The door must be secured in either the full “OPEN”
position to the side of the cockpit or in the full
“CLOSED” position with the main latch and safety
pin. Never leave the dive door unlatched.
Notice:
Periodically inspect the dive door hinges
and hardware for wear, damage or loose fit.
Any problems found should be corrected im-
mediately.
WARNING
THE DIVE DOOR SHOULD BE CLOSED AND PROPERLY
LATCHED WHENEVER THE ENGINES ARE RUNNING. NEVER
OPEN THE DIVE DOOR WHILE UNDERWAY OR IN ROUGH SEA
CONDITIONS. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, AN OPEN DIVE DOOR
COULD ALLOW A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER TO
ENTER THE COCKPIT CREATING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
CONDITION.
OPERATING THE BOAT UNDER POWER WITH THE DIVE DOOR
OPEN MAY ALLOW PERSONS TO FALL OVERBOARD AND INTO
BOAT PROPELLERS OR TO BE LOST IN OPEN WATER. ALWAYS
CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE DIVE DOOR IS PROPERLY CLOSED
AND LATCHED BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINES. NEVER
OPERATE THE BOAT UNDER POWER WITH THE DOOR OPEN.