Baja Marine Performance 245 - Manual (Page 16)

245 Performance ® 1.6
S
ection
1 • S
afety
9. p
oWer
c
apaciTY
The engine options available for your boat have
been selected as the best suited for general use
for this size boat. Do not install an engine larger
than the largest option available. your boat will be
difficult to handle and will be less stable.
your Baja ® has been equipped with a propeller which
our tests have shown to be the best suited for general
use with your engine under normal conditions and
load. Do not change the pitch of your propeller
without getting your dealer's recommendations first.
If you change to a different propeller pitch, under
no circumstances use a propeller which allows the
engine to operate at higher than recommended
RPM. (Your engine manual specifies the maximum
recommended RPM.)
To maintain rated power, propellers should be
free of nicks, excessive pitting and any distortions
that alter them from their original design. Badly
damaged propellers should be replaced, but those
that are chipped, bent or merely out of shape can
be reconditioned by your marine dealer.
It is advisable to carry an extra propeller aboard in
case you damage the one in use.
10. s
TabiliTY
Your boat was manufactured to specific stability
and flotation standards for the capacity shown
on the certification plate. Any increase from the
recommended load capacities will put your boat in
jeopardy of capsizing, swamping and/or sinking.
• The number of seats does not indicate how
many people a boat can safely carry in poor
weather and rough water.
• above idle speed, all passengers must be
seated on the seats provided.
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
245 Performance DOMESTIC CERTIFICATION PLATE
(EXAMPLE) (FIG. 1.6.1)
MAXIMUM CAPACITIES
6
PERSONS OR
1600
LBS.
2000 POUNDS, PERSONS, GEAR
lOaD anD CaPaCITy * COMPaRTMEnT VEnTIlaTIOn
sTEERIng, fUEl anD ElECTRICal sysTEMs
naVIgaTIOn lIghTs * BasIC flOTaTIOn
ManEUVERaBIlITy
ThIs BOaT COMPlIEs WITh U.s. COasT
gUaRD safETy sTanDaRDs In EffECT On
ThE DaTE Of CERTIfICaTIOn
MODEl: 245 Performance
DEsIgn COMPlIanCE WITh nMMa REQUIREMEnTs BElOW Is
VERIfIED MfR. REsPOnsIBlE fOR PRODUCTIOn COnTROl
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSN.
MANUFACTURER: BaJa MaRInE CORPORaTIOn
BUCyRUs, Oh
CERTIfIED
nMMa
245 Performance CE OPTION CERTIFICATION PLATE
(INTERNATIONAL) (EXAMPLE) (FIG. 1.6.2)
C
0609
BAJA MARINE CORP.
245 PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM
+ =
6 900
kg