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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Lanyard Stop Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Launching And Boat Operation Care. . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Local Repair Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Low Permeation Fuel Hose Requirement . . . . . . . . . .25
Maintenance Charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Engine and Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dry Sump M8 Drive, Transom, Trim, and Steering
Systems Maintenance Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . 41
Maintenance Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Manufacturer's Warranty Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mercury Racing Division One-Year Limited Warranty. . . . 3
WHAT IS COVERED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DURATION OF COVERAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN WARRANTY COVERAGE. . . . . . . . . . 3
WHAT MERCURY WILL DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HOW TO OBTAIN WARRANTY COVERAGE. . . . . . 3
WHAT IS NOT COVERED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operation Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Ordering Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
United States and Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Outside the United States and Canada. . . . . . . . . 62
Owner's Warranty Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Parts and Accessories Inquiries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power Package Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Drive Unit and Transom Assembly Identification. . . . 22
Serial Numbers Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Package Recommissioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Engine Starting Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Products Sold to Government Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . 4
Propeller Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Propellers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Protecting People in the Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
While You Are Cruising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
While Boat Is Stationary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Remote Controls (Console Mounted Zero Effort). . . . . . 30
Replacement Service Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safe Boating Suggestions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Local Repair Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Service Away From Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Stolen Power Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Attention Required After Submersion. . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacement Service Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Parts and Accessories Inquiries. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Resolving a Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Contact Information for Mercury Marine Customer
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Service Away from Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Service Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Owner/Operator Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Dealer Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Servicing High-Horsepower Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Starting, Shifting, and Stopping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
New Engines or Engines Coming Out of Storage. . . .31
Cold or Warm Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Flooded Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31