
General Information
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Owner’s/Operator’s Manual
SERIAL NUMBERS
Your CROWNLINE, the engine(s) and propulsion unit(s), and other equipment
onboard will have a serial number for identification. Prepare a list of all serial number
items and keep it in a safe place off the craft. Use the Craft Information Sheet located
in this section.
INTENDED USE
Your CROWNLINE is intended for use as a pleasure and sport craft.
CRAFT DESIGN CATEGORY
(CE-DESIGNATED BOATS ONLY)
Significant Wave Height – is the mean height of the highest one-third of the waves,
which corresponds approximately to the wave height estimated by an experienced
observer. Some waves will be double this height.
OCEAN – Category A
Craft designed to operate in winds that may exceed wind Beaufort force 8 and in
significant wave heights of 13'-1.44" (4 m) and above, and is largely self-sufficient.
Abnormal conditions such as hurricanes are excluded. Such conditions may be
encountered on extended voyages, for example, across oceans, or inshore when
unsheltered from the wind and waves for several hundred nautical miles.
OFFSHORE – Category B
Craft designed to operate in winds up to Beaufort force 8 and the associated wave
heights and in significant wave heights up to 13'-1.44" (4 m). Such conditions may be
encountered on offshore voyages of sufficient length, or on coastal waters when
unsheltered from the wind and waves for several dozens of nautical miles. These
conditions may also be experienced on inland seas of sufficient size for the wave
height to be generated.
INSHORE – Category C
Craft designed to operate in winds up to Beaufort force 6 and the associated wave
heights and significant wave heights up to 6'-6.7" (2 m). Such conditions may be
encountered in exposed inland waters, in estuaries and in coastal waters in
moderate weather conditions.
SHELTERED WATERS – Category D
Craft designed to operate in winds up to Beaufort force 4 and the associated wave
heights (occasional maximum waves of 1'-7.7" [0.5 m] height). Such conditions may
be encountered in sheltered inland waters, and in coastal waters in fine weather.
PUBLICATIONS
Publications about onboard systems and equipment furnished by manufacturers
other than CROWNLINE Boats may be included with your craft. Refer to these
manufacturers’ publications for additional operation and maintenance instructions not
covered in this manual.
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