Zodiac MEDLINE 5-8, Manual

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
WARNING
BOAT MAXIMUM RATED POWER: 97 KW.
NEVER USE THIS BOAT WITH AN ENGINE WITH A RATED POWER LEVEL THAT
EXCEEDS THAT SHOWN ON THE BOAT'S MAXIMUM POWER PLATE.
DO NOT OPERATE THE BOAT WITH THE ENGINE SET FOR NEGATIVE TRIM (LOW
BOW) AT HIGH SPEED. THE BOAT MAY LIST. THIS MAY CAUSE INSTABILITY IN
TURNS. USE AN ENGINE SET FOR NEGATIVE TRIM TO ACCELERATE FROM
NORMAL CRUISING SPEED TO HYDROPLANING SPEED AND AT SPEEDS BELOW
THE HYDROPLANING SPEED IN CHOP.
NEVER OPERATE THE BOAT AT MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE SPEED IN HEAVY
TRAFFIC AREAS OR WHEN WIND SPEED AND SEA STATE CONDITIONS CAUSE
REDUCED VISIBILITY OR UNDER HEAVY WIND OR ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS.
REDUCE THE BOAT'S SPEED AND WAKE AS A COURTESY AND SAFETY MEASURE
FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS. RESPECT THE SPEED AND WAKE LIMIT ZONES.
OBSERVE THE PRIORITY RULES SET BY STEERING RULES AND AS CALLED FOR BY
COLREG COLLISION REGULATIONS.
ENSURE THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE SUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO STOP OR
MANOEUVRE THE BOAT TO AVOID A COLLISION, WHERE NECESSARY.