13. Tie a rope to the rib in your boat under the loop
welded on the underside of the Surface Drive
handle. Attach the clip provided with the engine to
the rope and use it to hold the Surface Drive
handle as shown in the picture to the right. This
clip should be used for launching your boat or any
time you need to hold the prop out of the water.
(It MUST not be used when the boat is being
trailered.)
14. Connect the battery cables to the battery. Attach
the red cable to the positive (+) side of the battery
and attach the black cable to the negative (-) side
of the battery. Make sure to tighten the battery
cables with a wrench and not just hand tight.
The battery should be kept in a covered battery
box secured to the floor of the boat and away from
gasoline vapors.
15. We recommend using a good nylon
rope to tie your boat instead of a boat
strap. Tie the rope to the trailer frame
on one side of the boat even with the
hand grip. Bring the rope over the
boat, then tie a loop in the rope before
the rope comes down the side of the
boat. Bring the rope around the trailer
frame and back up to the loop, cinch
the rope tight and tie it off.
This procedure will hold your boat as
tight as any boat strap so it will not
bounce when trailering. We also
recommend that you tie a red flag or
the Go-Devil Flag included with your purchase to the tail end of the Surface Drive
when towing your boat down the highway.
16. To tie down the engine for trailering use a ratchet strap attached to one boat handle
then make a wrap around the frame as shown above making sure not to wrap the
strap on top of the cover bolts and then attach the strap to the other boat handle
on the other side of the boat. Do not tie the Surface Drive FNR engine handle
down for any reason while trailering!
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