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Preface
Dear new Silver boat owner! Thank you for choosing a Finnish-made
Silver boat. We hope you will enjoy using it and that you will be satis-
fied with your choice.
This Owner’s Manual is intended to help you use your boat safely. It
provides a detailed description of the boat and related systems and
accessories as well as information about the proper operation and
care of the boat. Please read this manual carefully before using the
boat for the first time.
Naturally, the Owner’s Manual is no course in seamanship or boat-
ing safety. If this is your first boat or you have traded your old boat
in for a new type that you are not familiar with, make sure, for
you own comfort and safety, that you gain enough experience in
handling and using the boat before accepting command. The deal-
er, boating clubs and national motor-boating and sailing associa-
tions will be happy to recommend local boating schools or compe-
tent instructors.
Make sure that the design category for you boat (C) meets the
predicted wind conditions and wave heights, and that you and
your crew are able to handle the boat in the prevailing weather
conditions. A boat in design category C is made to be used in
conditions, where the wind force does not exceed 6 bft (beaufort)
and the significant wave height is a maximum of 2 meters. Even if
your boat is designed to withstand even these occasionally harsh
conditions, the conditions might at times be dangerous and can
only be handled by a capable and trained crew, a crew that is in
good shape and uses a boat that is well-maintained and serviced.
This Owner’s Manual is not a detailed maintenance or troubleshoot-
ing guide. In case of problems, contact the manufacturer or your
dealer. Always have the boat serviced and repaired and any altera-
tions done by qualified personnel. Any modifications that may
aect the safety of the boat should be evaluated, carried out and
documented by a qualified person. The manufacturer accepts no
liability for unauthorised modifications.
In some countries, a special boating licence or authorization may
be required to operate the boat. These countries may also apply
other additional regulations.
Always keep the boat in good condition. Consider wear and tear
due to ageing, rough treatment or misuse. Any boat – irrespective
of its strength – may be seriously damaged if it not used properly.
Misuse is not part of safe boating. Always adjust your speed and
direction of travel to the prevailing swell.
If your boat is equipped with a life raft, read its operating instruc-
tions with care. The boat should always have the appropriate safe-
ty equipment (life vests, safety harness, etc. ) according to the type
of boat, weather conditions, etc. In some countries, such equip-
ment is compulsory. The crew should be familiar with the use of all
the safety equipment and emergency manoeuvres (for example, re-
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