PURSUIT OS 255, Owner'S Manual

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Exterior Equipment
7-5
Section 7
OS 255
are accessed by using the manual valve
screw on the engine tilt cylinder and tilting
the engines down manually. Open the seat
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. Seawater can enter the power
tilt system and cause damage to the unit.
Hard Top
The hard top consists of a laminated fiber-
glass top mounted to a welded aluminum
frame bolted to the deck. It is designed to
accommodate radio antennas, radar anten-
nas and navigation lights. It could also be
equipped with optional outriggers and/or rod
holders.
The hard top is not designed to support the
additional weight of items like an instrument
locker or a life raft. Radar and electronics
antennas must be mounted to the top
between the front and rear legs. Do not
mount any antennas or equipment to the
brow area. The hard top frame is not
designed to support the weight of accesso-
ries in this area and could be damaged. The
starboard rear leg is the wire chase for lights
and antennas mounted to the top.
The warranty for the hard top will be void if
the top is modified in any way or heavy
accessories like life rafts or electronics lock-
ers are mounted to the top. Additionally, if
items like radar antennas, spotlights and
other accessories are mounted in the wrong
location, the warranty can be voided. If you
intend to add equipment or make modifica-
tions to the hard top, you should contact
Pursuit Customer Relations to make sure
the equipment you would like to add or the
intended modification will not void the war-
ranty on the top.
Hard Top Canvas
Because the aluminum frames vary slightly,
the side curtains, front clear connector and
drop curtain are custom made to each boat
at the factory. Slide the front clear connector
into the slide track at the front of the top and
snap it to the top of the windshield frame
beginning with the center snaps. The clear
connector will have to be stretched just
enough to pull out the wrinkles to reach the
snaps on the windshield.
Once the clear connector is installed, slide
the side curtains into the slide tracks on the
sides of the top and to the zippers on the
front of the connector. Snap the curtains to
the windshield and the deck beginning with
the forward snaps on the windshield. The
side curtains will have to be stretched
slightly to pull out the wrinkles and reach the
snaps.
If you have an optional drop curtain, slide it
into the slide track on the back of the hard
top and attach it to the rear of the side cur-
tains. Snap the drop curtain to the deck and
cockpit.
Cold weather can make the clear vinyl mate-
rial on the curtains stiff and difficult to stretch
to the snaps. This can be particularly difficult
with new canvas that has been stored off the
boat. Laying the curtains in the sun for 30
minutes during the heat of the day will make
installing them much easier in cold weather.
There is a hole drilled in one of the leg bases
to prevent water from being trapped within
the leg and provide a wire chase for acces-
sories. A small hole drilled in the tubing at
the base of the other legs, which are not
drilled for a wire chase, allows water to
drain. Clean the hardtop leg drain holes.
This is especially important just before win-
ter lay-up.