Malibu Boats 21 VLX, Owner'S Manual

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2020 Malibu Boats LLC • Owner’s Manual • Page 41
• DO NOT follow directly behind another boat or skier/rider without leaving an adequate safe distance in case
that towed person falls into the water. You will need ample time and distance to maneuver your boat away
from that person in the water and to avoid their tow boat which will be circling back to retrieve their downed
person.
• DO NOT participate in towed watersports at night. It is illegal and other boats will not be able to see you, nor
will they anticipate or expect your presence behind the towing boat. Furthermore, once you fall they will not
see you swimming.
• DO NOT
tow with multiple skier/riders with different length ropes.
• DO NOT ski in limited visibility conditions.
• Never climb, sit or stand on a wakeboard tower. The wakeboard tower is intended for towing only as noted. It
is designed to pull a limited number of individual(s), and in some cases only one (1) individual. Please
consult the remainder of this Owner’s Manual and warning labels on the tower for details. The wakeboard
tower approved for use on your boat should be used only for water skis, wakeboards or recreational
towables, and not for parasailing, kite flying or towing other boats.
• Many states require the use of “skier down” flags. Check your local lake and state requirements. Having the
observer raise a skier down flag when your towed watersport participant falls down or off the towed device
will alert boats around you to the fact that someone is in the water nearby and that they should avoid the
area.
• Many lakes have recommended tow patterns. Other boats may expect that you know the local customs and
practices. It is common that the tow pattern is counter-clockwise around the lake, but there are exceptions.
Check for local recommendations or requirements.
• NEVER lift or trailer the boat with water in the bilge or in ballast tanks. Lift or trailer per manufacturer’s
instructions.
• Around marina docks where electrical current is present (such as shore power connections) it is unsafe to
swim as stray electrical currents may exist, which can cause you to drown.