Sea Ray 225 Weekender, Owner'S Manual

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225 Weekender
®
I
NTRODUCTION
1. T
HIS
M
ANUAL
The material here and in the rest of the Owner’s
Manual Packet:
• Gives you basic safety information;
• Describes the features of your boat;
• Describes the equipment on your boat;
• Describes the fundamentals of boat use; and
• Contains service and maintenance information.
You must learn to operate this boat as well as
read, understand and use this manual.
What this manual does not give you is a course in
boating safety, or how to navigate, anchor or dock
you boat. Operating a power boat safely requires
more skills, knowledge and awareness than is
necessary for a car or truck.
2. Y
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
For your safety, the safety of your passengers, other
boaters and people in the water, you must:
• Take a boating safety course;
• Get instruction in the safe and proper handling
of your boat;
• Understand and follow the “rules of the road”;
• Learn how to navigate.
3. S
OURCE OF
I
NFORMATION
In North America, contact one of the following for
boating courses:
• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
• U.S. Power Squadron
• Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons
• Red cross
• State Boating Offices
• Yacht Club
Contact your dealer or the Boat/U.S. Foundation at
1-800-336-2628
Outside of North America, contact your boat dealer
and/or your governmental boating agency for
assistance.
A book that provides a comprehensive background
in boating is Chapman - Piloting, Seamanship and
small Boat handling, by Elbert S. Maloney, published
by Hearst Marine.
4. D
EALER RESPONSIBILITIES
In addition to a pre-delivery check and service of
the boat, your dealer is to give you:
• A description and demonstration of the safety
systems, features, instruments and controls on
your boat;
• An orientation in the general operation of your
boat;
• An “In Service Form” completed by you and the
dealer after your inspection of the boat;
• A review of all warranty information and how to
obtain warranty service;
• The complete Owner’s Manual Packet.
If you do not receive all of these materials, or have
any questions, contact your dealer or call
1-800-SRBOATS.
5. W
ARRANTIES
Your boat comes with several warranties. Each
component and/or system on your boat has its own
warranty that will be found with the specific informa-
tion and manual for that component. These are
included with your Owner’s Manual Packet. Locate
and read the individual warranties; then put them
together for easy future reference. The Sea Ray
®
warranty is on the warranty information card in your
packet and is repeated on the next page.
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