Baja Marine Outlaw 35 - Manual (Page 5)

iii 35 Outlaw ®
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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
r
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
• Registration: 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 of
i
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.