Yamaha EXCITER Owner's/operator's Manual - Peration
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O
PERATION
5. Remove the bow line from the bow
eye.
6. Back the trailer farther into the water
until just the tops of the fenders
show, then reset the parking brake.
Board the boat and start it. If possi-
ble, remain on the trailer until the
engine is warm and is responding to
throttle.
7. Back the boat out into the water,
watching carefully for other boats or
obstacles.
LOADING
1. Disconnect the trailer lights from the
towing vehicle.
2. Back the trailer down the ramp as
close to 90° to the shoreline as you
can. If possible, have a second per-
son act as an observer while stand-
ing to the side of the boat. Stop
when the tops of the trailer’s fenders
are about 3 inches above the water-
line.
3. Guide the boat onto the support
rails with the boat moving at the
slowest idle speed. Use throttle only
if necessary for steering ability.
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Using too much throttle can cause
the boat to jump over the front of the
trailer which can result in injury to
the boat operator and bystanders.
Use only enough throttle to maneu-
ver the boat into the correct posi-
tion.
4. Make sure the boat is centered on
the support rails and is headed
straight for the bow stop (bumper
board). Ease the boat forward until
the bow rests against the bow stop.
5. Attach and tighten the winch line.
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The winch line is not designed to
pull the boat onto the trailer.
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The winch line should not be the
only line securing the bow during
trailering. Use a separate bow tie-
down line along with the winch to
secure the boat to the trailer.
6. Pull the trailer up the ramp out of the
way of other boaters. Attach the
bow and stern tie-downs. Reconnect
the trailer lights.
7. Follow the Post-Operation Checks
on page 3-21.