Monterey 214SS, Owner'S Manual

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MONTEREY
BOATS
Exterior Equipment
WARNING
NEVER LEAVE THE HEAD OR CABIN DOOR UNLATCHED.
THE DOORS ARE HEAVY AND SWING EASILY. IF A DOOR
IS LEFT UNLATCHED, IT COULD SWING UNEXPECTEDLY AS
THE BOAT ROCKS, DAMAGING THE DOOR OR CAUSING AN
INJURY TO A PASSENGER. TO AVOID INJURY TO PASSENGERS
OR DAMAGE TO THE BOAT, ALWAYS CLOSE AND SECURE
COMPARTMENT DOORS WHENEVER THE COMPARTMENTS
ARE NOT BEING USED, THE BOAT IS IN MOTION OR IN ROUGH
WATER CONDITIONS.
Bow Seats and Storage Compartments
The bow area is equipped with seats, a grab rail
and built in drink holders that drain to the bilge.
The anchor locker and retractable forward board-
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seating area. The area is illuminated by LED
lights recessed into the seat bases. The lights
are activated by the Cockpit Lights switch in the
helm switch panel.
The optional cockpit table is mounted to a bracket
in the cabin, forward of the berth. Refer to the
cockpit table section in this chapter for instructions
on installing the table.
Seating
The bow seat area is equipped with a molded in,
rear facing bench seat with storage below the seat
cushion. There are also forward facing seats on
each side with folding armrests forward of the
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the seating area to forward or aft facing lounge
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cushions are stored in the cabin when not being
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supports at the front of the forward facing seats
and rear edge of the bench seat.
Bow Seating Area Access
The bow seat area is accessed by releasing the
two latches on the center windshield panel and
opening it. A magnetic stop on the deck auto-
matically secures the windshield section in the
open position. Use caution when opening the
windshield walk-through. The magnet is very
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deck or windshield if the window is allowed to slam
against the stop. To close the windshield panel,
pull on the bottom of the panel until the magnetic
stop releases. Then close the panel and secure
it with the locks. Make sure the center section
is properly secured in the open or closed position
before cruising. Refer to the Windshield section of
328SS Bow Seats With Optional Filler Cushions
this chapter and the Ventilation chapter for more
information on the windshield.
Always make sure the center windshield panel is
secured in the open or closed position and that
passengers in the bow seating area are properly
seated before operating the boat above idle speed.
The passengers also should not be restricting the
forward visibility of the operator.
WARNING
PASSENGERS RIDING BOW SEATING AREA WHILE CRUISING
COULD RESTRICT THE OPERATOR’S VISIBILITY. THIS IS A
FREQUENT CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS. POSITION PASSENGERS
SO THEY DON’T BLOCK THE OPERATOR’S VISIBILITY OR MOVE
THEM TO SEATS IN THE MAIN COCKPIT WHILE THE BOAT IS
CRUISING.
328SS Aft Facing Bow Seat