PURSUIT 2570 offshore, Owner'S Manual

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2570 Offshore
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DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLINGS, STERN SEAT AND TRANSOM DOOR CAN OC-
CUR IF THE STERN SEAT IS NOT OPENED PROPERLY. THE ENGINES MUST BE
TILTED TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION, THE TRANSOM DOOR OPENED, AND THE
LATCHES AT THE FRONT OF THE SEAT RELEASED BEFORE THE BENCH SEAT CAN
BE OPENED.
The batteries are located below the stern bench seat and fishbox. If the batteries are discharged and the engines
are tilted in the full "UP" position, the bench seat cannot be opened and
must be removed to provide access to the batteries. The bench seat is
removed by releasing the latches at the front of the seat, removing the
ladder, opening the transom door and removing the pins in the hinges
at the rear of the seat.
Two people will be required to tilt the seat forward and lift it off the
fishbox. The gas hatch lifter will still be attached to the seat and care
must be taken to keep the weight of the seat from bending the adjuster.
Have one person hold the starboard end of the seat that is attached to
the hatch gas hatch lifter and lower the other end of the seat to the
cockpit floor. While one person continues to hold the starboard end
of the seat to keep it from bending the hatch lifter, the other person can
use a small screw driver or a knife to remove the plastic end cap from
the hatch lifter ball hinge fitting on the seat. Make sure the hatch lifter
is fully extended and pull the lifter off the ball hinge on the seat. Leave
the other end of the hatch lifter attached to the seat landing and lay it
in the trough next to the fishbox. The seat is now free and can be set in the cockpit.
To reinstall the seat, make sure the engines are down, the fishbox is installed, and the hatch lifter is laying
in the trough next to the fishbox. Lift the seat into position on the seat landing in the closed position and install
the hinge pins and cotter rings. Install the ladder. Open the seat and snap the hatch lifter to the ball hinge
fitting on the seat. Install the plastic end cap in the lifter ball hinge fitting to prevent the lifter from popping
off the ball hinge.
Note: If the boat is out of the water with the engines tilted up and the batteries are discharged, the
batteries and battery tray area can be accessed by using the manual valve screw on the engine
tilt cylinder and tilting the engines down manually. The seat can then be opened in the normal
fashion. Please refer to the engine owner’s manual for instructions on lowering the engines
manually. Never use the manual tilt valve screw when the boat is in the water. Sea water could
enter the power tilt system and cause damage to the unit.
THE STERN BENCH SEAT IS HINGED AND COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IN CERTAIN
CONDITIONS, SUCH AS HARD ACCELERATION OR ROUGH SEAS, IF IT IS NOT PROP-
ERLY CLOSED AND SECURED BY THE LATCHES. THIS MAY ALLOW PERSONS TO
FALL OVERBOARD AND INTO BOAT PROPELLERS OR TO BE LOST IN OPEN WATER.
IN ROUGH SEAS, AN OPEN BENCH SEAT MAY ALLOW A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF
WATER TO ENTER THE COCKPIT OR THE BILGE, CREATING A POTENTIALLY DAN-
GEROUS CONDITION. MAKE SURE THE STERN SEAT IS CLOSED AND PROPERLY
LATCHED BEFORE OPERATING YOUR BOAT.
Transom Door
A transom door is incorporated into the cockpit and stern bench seat. The transom door should only be opened
when the boat is not in motion. The door must be latched in either the full “OPEN” or full “CLOSED” position.
Stern Seat Hinge