TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Skeeter Welcome . . . . . . . . . i
Boating Checklist . . . . . . . . . ii
Boating Terminology . . . . . . iii
1 Boating Safety . . . . . . . . .1-1
Important Manual
Information . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Safety Information . . . . . . .1-2
Limitations On Who May
Operate The Boat . . . . . .1-3
Boat Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Required Equipment . . . . 1-10
Additional Equipment
Recommendations . . . . . 1-11
Operational
Requirements . . . . . . . . 1-12
Cruising Limitations . . . . . 1-14
Hazard Information. . . . . . 1-15
Night Operation . . . . . . . . 1-15
Water Skiing. . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
To Get More Boating Safety
Information. . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Accident Reporting. . . . . . 1-19
Pre-operation Checks
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Enjoy Your Skeeter Boat
Responsibly . . . . . . . . . 1-24
2 Basic Rules of the Road. . 2-1
Rules of the Road . . . . . . . 2-1
Rules When Encountering
Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
3
Bass Boats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Helm Layout ZX Performance
Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Helm Layout TZX Series . . 3-4
ZX/TZX Deck Layout . . . . . 3-6
Helm Layout SX Tournament
Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
SX Deck Layout . . . . . . . . 3-10
Helm Layout ST Series . . 3-12
ST Deck Layout . . . . . . . . 3-14
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
4 Saltwater Boats. . . . . . . . 4-1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Helm Layout . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
General Deck Layout . . . . . 4-4
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
5
Deepwater Boats. . . . . . . 5-1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Helm Layout . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
General Deck Layout . . . . . 5-4
Gauge and Switch Panel . . 5-5
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
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Fish and Ski Boats . . . . . 6-1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Helm Layout . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
General Deck Layout . . . . . 6-6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
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