2012 MasterCraft Owners Manual

Here are a few additional things to know
about Plug ’n Play:
1. To install the bags, you will need to remove
the plugs that will come with all the plumbing.
MasterCraft recommends you keep track of
these plugs and place them back in the plumbing
when and if the bags are removed. Without
the plugs or bags in place, water will make its
way into the boat through these lines.
If the Plug ’n Play bags are removed
from the boat, the plumbing plugs must
be reinstalled in the boat to prevent unwanted
and potentially dangerous intrusive
of water into the boat. This water
can result in the boat sinking, which
can result in serious injury or death!
2. Once the bags are installed, you are ready
to go. In order to fill the ballast bags, after
the hard tanks are filled find the Plug ’n Play
switches and simply move the switch to the
right so the indicator light turns from green
light (tanks) to a red light (bags). This activates
the electronic valve that switches water
flow from the hard tanks to the bags. Once
red, the bags are ready to fill by selecting the
appropriate ballast switch. Please note that
the Plug ’n Play switches control the forward
and aft systems separately. Pressing and holding
the Up button will cause the center tab to
retract and then the surf tabs will retract.
Ski/Wakeboard Rope
MasterCraft boats are equipped with ski pylons
as standard equipment, and may also offer
other optional pylons and towers intended to be
used to attach rope for skiing and wakeboarding.
Note that tow ropes should never be attached to
anything but the approved pylon or tower. Care
should also be taken by all on board to pay attention
to the tow rope as it can snap back and
hit people on-board when a skier or wakeboarder
lets go of it. Usually, rope simply skips along the
water surface behind the boat, but it can become
airborne, especially if it was taut prior to release.
Ski/wakeboard rope should never be
attached to anything but approved
pylons and towers as it may otherwise
break free or cause other items to
break under duress. People onboard,
as well as skiers and/or wakeboarders
could be injured. Also, operators and
passengers should always pay attention
to the rope when the boat is underway
as rope can snap back into the
boat, which could result in injury.
Surf Tab Switch
(All V-Series, including X-Series)
On boats equipped with a surf tab switch, it will be located on the armrest. Shown is a trim tab (upper switch)
with a surf tab switch (lower switch). (See the Attitude Adjustment or Trim Tab Switch explanation elsewhere in this
section for information on how to utilize that functionality.) The surf tab switch is pressed LEFT to list the boat to port
(or left), raising the right (starboard) side of the
boat. Press RIGHT to list the boat to right (starboard)
and lift the left (port) side of the boat.
This information will also appear in the Video Display
Gauge, as equipped.
Note: On the 200V, X-2, 215V, X-15, 225V, and X25 models, surf tabs are limited
to fifty percent (50%) maximum extension when the boat speed exceeds
twenty miles per hour (20 mph) or thirty-two kilometers per hour (32 kph). Because
the surf tab causes the boat to list to port or starboard side, it is important
for operators to be aware of how it impacts handling.
Maneuvering a boat with the surf tabs extended requires practice to master.
Initial times running with the surf tabs extended should be done at low speed with
plenty of room. This is critical to learning how the surf tabs affect control and maneuverability.
ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS PROVIDE AN INSTANT RESPONSE. WHEN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS, USE SHORT
MOMENTARY TAPS OF THE SWITCH.
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