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Ntroduction – Baja Marine Performance 405 User Manual

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405 Performance

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1. T

his

M

anual

The material within this manual and your Owner’s

Manual Packet:

• gives you basic safety information

• Describes the features of your boat

• Describes the equipment on your boat

• Describes the fundamentals of boat use

• Contains service and maintenance information

You must learn to operate this boat as well as

read, understand and use this manual.

What this manual does not give you is a course in

boating safety, or how to navigate, anchor, or dock

your boat. Operating a power boat safely requires

more skills, knowledge, and awareness than is

necessary for a car or truck.

2. Y

our

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esponsibiliTies

for your safety, the safety of your passengers, other

boaters, and people in the water, you must:

• Take a boating safety course

• get instruction in the safe and proper handling of

your boat

• Understand and follow the “Rules of the Road”

• learn how to navigate

• Register your boat: In addition to the registration

requirements for your boat in the state where it is

used most frequently, many states require additional

registration when an out-of-state boat is used within

their boundaries. Contact state boating authorities

or any marine dealer for registration requirements.

3. s

ources

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nforMaTion

In north america, contact one of the following for

boating courses:

• U.s. Coast guard auxiliary

• U.s. Power squadron

• Canadian Power and sail squadrons

• Red cross

• State Boating Offices

• yacht Club

Contact your dealer or the Boat/U.s. foundation at

1-800-336-2628

Outside of north america, contact your boat dealer

and/or your governmental boating agency for

assistance.

a book that provides a comprehensive background

in boating is Chapman Piloting, seamanship

and small Boat handling, by Elbert s. Maloney,

published by hearst Marine.

4. D

ealer

r

esponsibiliTies

In addition to a pre-delivery check and service of

the boat, your dealer is to give you:

• a description and demonstration of the safety

systems, features, instruments, and controls on your

boat

• an orientation in the general operation of your boat

• an “In service form” completed by you and the

dealer after inspection of the boat

• a review of all warranty information and how to obtain

warranty service

• The complete Owner’s Manual Packet

If you do not receive all of these materials, or have

any questions, contact your dealer or call:

1-865-971-6270.

5. W

arranTies

Each component and/or system on your boat has

its own warranty that will be found with the specific

information and manual for that component. These

are included with your Owner’s Manual Packet.

locate and read the individual warranties; then put

them together for easy future reference. The Baja

®

warranty is on the warranty information card in your

packet and is repeated in this section.