Section 3 - On The Water
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Wave And Wake Jumping
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WARNING
Avoid serious injury or death from being thrown within or out of a boat when it lands after
jumping a wave or wake. Avoid wave or wake jumping whenever possible. Instruct all
occupants that if a wake or wave jump occurs, get low and hang on to any boat hand
hold.
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Operating recreational boats over waves and wakes is a natural part of boating. However,
when this activity is done with enough speed to force the boat hull partially or completely
out of the water, certain hazards arise, particularly when the boat re‑enters the water.
The primary concern is the boat changing direction while in the midst of the jump. In such
cases the landing may cause the boat to violently veer in a new direction. Such a sharp
change in direction or turn can cause occupants to be thrown out of their seats or out of
the boat.
There is another less common hazardous result from allowing your boat to launch off of a
wave or wake. If the bow of your boat pitches down far enough while airborne, upon water
contact it may penetrate under the water surface and submarine for an instant. This will
bring the boat nearly to a stop in an instant and can send the occupants flying forward. The
boat may also veer sharply to one side.
Impact With Underwater Hazards
Reduce speed and proceed with caution whenever you're driving a boat in shallow water
or in areas where the waters are suspected of having underwater obstacles that could be
struck by the underwater drive components, rudder or the boat bottom.
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IMPORTANT: The most important thing you can do to help reduce injury or impact damage
from striking a floating or underwater object is control the boat speed. Under these
conditions, boat speed should be kept to a maximum speed of
24 to 40 km/h (15 to 25 MPH).
Striking a floating/underwater object may result in an infinite number of situations. Some
of these situations could result in the following:
• The boat could move suddenly in a new direction. Such a sharp change in direction or
turn can cause occupants to be thrown out of their seats or out of the boat.
Summary of Contents for 496 MAG Bravo
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Page 72: ...Section 4 Specifications Notes Page 64 90 864839061 NOVEMBER 2006 ...
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