Baja Marine Sportfish Tournament Edition 230 - Manual (Page 51)

230 Sportfish ® TE 5.3
S
eCtion
5 • F
uel
S
ySteM
• Electrical equipment, including blowers – power
off.
• Doors, hatches – closed.
• Smoking material – extinguished.
• Inboard tanks – grounded.
• filler pipe – marked gaS or DIESEl.
• fuel nozzle – in contact with filler pipe to prevent
static sparks.
• fill level – fill less than rated capacity of tank;
allow for fuel expansion.
• Trim – fuel weight distributed equally.
d. a
fter
f
uelinG
– c
heckliSt
:
• Doors, hatches – open.
• Sniff test – if fuel fumes remain, operate blowers
until fumes are gone.
• fuel tank – secure filler cap.
• Spills – wipe; dispose of rags ashore.
F
uel
F
ill
l
oCation
(F
ig
. 5.3.1)
fuel Tank Opening
fuel fill Cap