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BASIC RULES OF THE ROAD
Boat operation is governed by the
International Regulations for
the
Prevention of Collisions at Sea 1972
(72 Colregs) and the
1980
U.S. Inland Navigation Rules
(Inland Rules), also known as the
Rules of the Road. You may also be responsible for any local regula-
tions (rules that elaborate on minor details of the Inland Rules). The
boundaries between the 72 Colregs and the Inland Rules are indi-
cated by a dashed magenta line (demarcation lines) on your naviga-
tional charts.
We have listed a portion of the Rules of the Road in this manual.
MEETING HEAD-ON
Neither boat has the right-of-way in this situation. Both boats
should decrease speed, should turn to the right, and pass port-to-
port. However, if both boats are on the left side of a channel, each
vessel should sound two short horn blasts and pass starboard to star-
board.
PRIVILEGED BOATS
Privileged boats have right-of-way and can hold course and
speed. Sailboats and boats paddled or rowed have the right-of-way
over motor boats. Sailboats under power are considered motor-
boats. Small pleasure craft must yield to large commercial boats in
narrow channels. Use
common sense when
applying these rules.
BURDENED BOATS
The burdened
boat is the boat that
must make whatever
adjustments to course
and speed necessary
to keep out of the way
of the privileged boat.
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Gamefish Series
Owner’s Manual Supplement
FRESH WATER SYSTEM
The system is composed of a 19 gallon tank located in the bilge in
the stern. The combination fill and vent deck fitting is located on either
the port aft gunwale (GF 25), starboard aft gunwale (GF 27) or facing
aft in the front of the motor well (GF 29). The water pump is mounted
on the stringer in the bilge. The pump is controlled by a switch on the
helm panel, and also has a built-in pressure switch, which cycles the
pump automatically based on water demand. The pump feeds the
system through ½” tubing, which runs to the freshwater shower at the
transom or leaning post, then forward to the sink and/or head system.
On boats equipped
with a hardtop and
mister system,
there is a separate
mister pump
mounted beside the
freshwater pump
that supplies water
from the same tank
to the mister sys-
tem.
PUMP LAYOUT (GF 27 SHOWN)
