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405 Performance

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afety

When engine is running, keep passengers away from

areas not designed for riding, such as seat backs,

bow, gunwales, transom platform, front and rear

decks and on sun pads.

Passengers can fall overboard if not seated properly

on the seats provided.

!

WARNING

Never carry more weight or passengers than

indicated on the certification plate, regardless of

weather or water conditions.

The boat can capsize, swamp or sink.

!

DANGER

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a. u

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TaTes

Use common sense and sound judgement when

placing equipment and/or passengers in your boat.

The number of people on board must be reduced if

you go out in poor weather and rough water.

• The number of seats does not indicate how

many people a boat can carry in poor weather

and rough water

• above idle speed, all passengers must be

seated on the seats provided.

The United States Coast Guard does not provide

specific numbers for passenger capacity or

cargo weight for recreational vessels larger

than 20 feet (6.09 meters). For safety sake,

use the following information provided for the

international loading standards for maximum

number of passengers plus cargo weight.

b. i

nTernaTional

The certification plate (Fig. 1.6.1) located near

the helm indicates maximum weight and number

of persons your boat can handle under calm sea

conditions.

Do not exceed the load capacities

stated. The number of people on board must be

reduced if you go out in poor weather and rough

water. above idle speed, all passengers must be

seated on the seats provided.

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your boat's engine and accessories were selected

to provide optimum performance and service.

Installing a different engine or other accessories

may cause unwanted handling characteristics.

should you choose to install a different engine, or

to add accessories that will affect the boat's running

trim, have an experienced marine technician

perform a safety inspection and handling test

before

operating your boat again. Certain modifications to

your boat

will result in cancellation of your warranty

protection.

Always check with your dealer before

making any modifications to your boat.

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ropellers

your Baja

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has been equipped with propellers

which our tests have shown to be the best suited for

general use with our engine under normal conditions

and load. Do not change the pitch of your propellers

without getting your dealer's recommendations first.

If you change to a different propeller pitch,

under no

circumstances use propellers which allow the

engine to operate at higher than recommended

RPM. (Your engine manual specifies the maximum

recommended RPM).

405 CE OPTION CERTIFICATION PLATE

(INTERNATIONAL) (EXAMPLE) (FIG. 1.6.2)

Baja Marine Corp.

405

MAXIMUM

9 +

= 1650 kg

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0609

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