Scout Boats 350 LXF, Owner'S Manual

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Operation
• Always pay close attention to your grip and
footing on the tower ladders. Your ability
to achieve a good grip and proper footing is
reduced in wet or rough weather. Therefore, the
tower should be avoided in those conditions.
• Only operate the boat from the tower in
familiar waters or where running aground
is not a possibility. Running aground while
operating the boat from the tower could result
in severe injury.
• Always be alert for waves and boat wakes when
operating the boat from the tower. Remember
that the boat’s motions are exaggerated in the
tower.
• Good common sense and judgment must be
exercised at all times when operating a boat
from the tower.
• If an engine alarm sounds, immediately put the
boat in NEUTRAL and shut OFF the engine(s),
if safe to do so, until the problem is found and
corrected.
• Always put the boat in NEUTRAL before moving
to and from the tower helm and cockpit.
Good common sense, judgment and extreme cau -
tion must be exercised when operating a boat with
someone in the tower. Do not allow anyone in the
tower when the water is rough or when operat-
ing in unfamiliar waters where running aground
is a possibility. Remember, weight in the tower
raises the boat’s center of gravity and the boat’s
motion is greatly exaggerated for the people in
the tower.
Electronic engine controls are equipped with a
station transfer button that allows the operator to
transfer control from one station to another with
the push of a button. Always make sure that you
activate the controls as soon as you reach the
helm in the tower.
Refer to the Control Systems chapter and the
electronic engine control owner’s manual for
more information on the control system opera-
tion and selecting the controls on boats with dual
stations.
The following is a list of safety precautions
for tower operation:
• Do not operate the boat from the tower in
rough sea conditions. The boat’s motions are
exaggerated in the tower and this motion may
become excessive in rough seas.
• Be careful when using the trim tabs from
the tower. The reaction of the trim tabs will
be exaggerated in the tower. Use small tab
corrections and wait ten (10) seconds for the
tabs to react. Keep making small corrections
until the hull is at the desired attitude.
• Do not overload the tower. Most towers are
designed to hold the weight of only two or
three average sized people. Weight in the
tower raises the boat’s center of gravity. Too
much weight in the tower could make the boat
unstable.
• Do not operate the boat in tight quarters, such
as marinas, from the tower. The operator
is isolated from the boat while in the tower
and will not be able to assist in docking
procedures.