OPERATING YOUR INTREPID
Before operating your Intrepid be sure you have read and understand this manual and the
manuals for specific equipment included in your Owner’ Pack
1. STARTING THE ENGINES
Intrepid recommends a procedure for starting the engines of your Intrepid:
1. Lift the deck hatches and inspect for excessive bilge water levels and for fuel vapors.
2. If optional bilge blowers have been installed operate for at least 4 minutes to purge
the bilge areas of fuel vapors.
3. Check the oil level in the Engine Oil Reservoirs to insure a sufficient level for the
length of your trip.
4. Turn the steering hard over to Port and then to Starboard. Insure that the engines
move with the helm. Check the fluid level in the Steering Helm.
5. Open the Fuel Disconnect Valves at the Fuel Filters.
6. Set the Throttle/Shifter for each engine in Neutral so that the engine is not started in
gear.
7. Turn the Battery Disconnect Switch for each engine to the ON position.
8. Prime the fuel lines to each engine by squeezing the Primer Bulb located at the
engine’s Fuel Filter.
9. Start each engine individually with the engine Ignition Switch. The starter should
never be operated for more than 15 seconds with out having allowed the starter and
wiring to cool down for 2 to 3 minutes.
10. If the engine does not start after a reasonable amount of time consult the Engine
Manufacturer’s Manual supplied in your Owner’s Pack.
11. Once the engine has been started check all instrument readings to insure the engine
is operating within the parameters specified by the Engine Manufacturer.
12. Check that raw water is being exhausted from the engine.
13. Allow the engines to warm up before placing into gear.
2. RUNNING YOUR INTREPID
You will find that the bow of the boat will begin to rise after you begin to become underway.
Eventually the boat will begin to level off and assume a planing attitude as speed increases.
Operating your boat with high bow angles will create large wakes and cause inefficient operation
of the engines.
Take note of the Engine RPM’s when you are at the highest bow angle. A cruising speed should
be selected that is above or below this engine RPM.
While your Intrepid was built to withstand the punishment of running fast in rough water, speed
should be reduced in rough conditions to reduce the strain on the engines and components.
Running aground can be a dangerous and costly occurrence. To avoid running aground you
should know the draft of your boat under various loaded conditions. Full fuel and extra gear and
people will make the boat float lower in the water. A boat will float lower in freshwater than in
saltwater with the same load condition.
To determine draft under various load conditions you must measure the vertical distance from the
bottom of the engine skeg to a transom corner when the boat is out of the water and the engines
trimmed full down. To determine the draft at a load condition measure the vertical distance from
the transom corner to the water. Subtract the two figures. The difference is your draft.
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