Sea Ray 225 Weekender, Owner'S Manual

Page: 58 / 96

225 Weekender
® 5.4
S
ECTION
5 • F
UEL
S
YSTEM
• Avoid spills.
• Know your fuel capacity and consumption.
Record the amount of fuel used since your last
fill up, and compute the engine’s hourly fuel
usage. As a fuel gauge backup check, deduct
the average hourly fuel usage from fuel tank
capacity.
• Observe the “Rule of Thirds”: one-third fuel for
trip out, one-third for return and one-third for
reserve.
• Allow an additional 15 percent fuel reserve when
operating in rough seas.
B. B
EFORE
& D
URING
F
UELING
–
C
HECKLIST
:
• Fire extinguisher – close at hand.
• Mooring – boat tied securely to fueling pier.
• Crew – at least one knowledgeable person
present.
• Passengers – unnecessary people off the boat.
• Engines – stopped.
• Electrical equipment, including blowers – power
off.
• Windows, doors, hatches – closed.
• Smoking material – extinguished.
• Inboard tanks – grounded.
• Filler pipe – marked DIESEL.
• Fuel nozzle – in contact with filler pipe to prevent
static sparks.
• Fill level – fill less than rated capacity of tank;
allow for fuel expansion.
• Trim – fuel weight distributed equally.
C. A
FTER
F
UELING
– C
HECKLIST
:
• Windows, doors, hatches – open.
• Sniff test – if fuel fumes remain, operate blowers
until fumes are gone.
• Fuel tank – secure filler cap.
• Spills – wipe; dispose of rags ashore.