200 Dauntless - Boston Whaler

Section 5 • care & MaintenanceRoutine Care & Maintenance .................... 5-1Hull .................................................... 5-1Waxing the Gel Coat Surfaces .................. 5-1Hull Maintenance..................................... 5-2Hull Blistering ......................................... 5-2Prevention .......................................... 5-1Bottom Painting ...................................... 5-2Bottom Painting a Bare Hull .................. 5-3Bottom Painting a Pre-Painted Hull ........ 5-3Rubrail care ............................................ 5-4Cleaning Fiberglass & Non-Skid ................ 5-4Stainless Steel Care ................................. 5-4Aluminum Care ....................................... 5-5Cushions................................................. 5-5To Clean Your Cushions ........................ 5-5Cleaning Your Instrument Gauges ............ 5-6Canvas Care and Maintenance .................. 5-6Maintaining a Good Appearance ............ 5-6On a Regular Basis ............................ 5-6Cleaning stubborn Stains ...................... 5-7Maintaining Zippers and Hardware ............ 5-7Cleaning Acrylic Windscreen ..................... 5-7Long term Storage .................................. 5-7Engine ................................................ 5-7Fuel System ........................................ 5-8Electrical System ................................. 5-8Battery ............................................... 5-8Deck ................................................... 5-8Drainage ............................................. 5-8Avoid Loss .......................................... 5-9Cover.................................................. 5-9Trailer Storage ........................................ 5-9Environment ........................................... 5-9Reinforcement Location Diagram ............ 5-10Reinforcement Locations ........................ 5-11Maintenance Log ................................... 5-12AttachmentsCommissioning ChecklistProduct Registration CardPREFACEThis Owner’s Manual has been written to provide specific information about your boat and it should be readcarefully. Keep this booklet with the Manuals in the Owner’s Manual Packet. The Owner’s Manual Packethas been compiled to help you operate your boat with safety and pleasure. It contains details of the boat, theequipment supplied or fitted, it’s systems and information on it’s operation and maintenance. Please familiarizeyourself with the boat and it’s operation before using it. If this is your first boat, or you are changing to a typeof boat you are not familiar with, for your own comfort and safety, please ensure that you obtain handlingand operating experience before “assuming command” of your boat. Your Boston Whaler ® dealer or localYacht Club will be pleased to advise you of marine safety classes and safe boating classes in your area.INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS BASED ON THE LATEST PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AVAILABLE AT PRINTING, BOSTON WHALER ® BOATS, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHTTO MAKE CHANGES AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, IN THE COLORS, EQUIPMENT, SPECIFICATIONS, MATERIALS AND PRICES OF ALL MODELS, OR TO DISCONTINUE MODELS.SHOULD CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE MODELS BE MADE BOSTON WHALER ® IS NOT OBLIGATED TO MAKE SIMILAR CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO MODELS SOLDPRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH CHANGES.Printed in the U.S.A. © Boston Whaler, Inc. All rights reserved.BOSTON WHALER • A BRUNSWICK COMPANYMRP #2095005200 DAUNTLESSJuly, 2012THE FOLLOWING ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF THE BRUNSWICK CORPORATION:DAUNTLESS, BOSTON WHALER ® .RSpecifi cations and standard equipment are subject to change. Boston Whaler is not responsible for changes to parts or accessories manufactured by companies other than Boston Whaler.Active Deck Suspension System, Boston Whaler, Whaler, the Boston Whaler logo, Conquest, Dauntless, Montauk, and Outrage are registered trademarks of Boston Whaler, Incorporated.Accutrack, Unibond, The Unsinkable Legend, Ventura, and Whaleboard are trademarks of Boston Whaler, Incorporated. Mercury and Optimax are registered trademarks of Mercury Marine, andSmartCraft and Verado are trademarks of Mercury Marine. Trademarks of others are the property of their respective owners. All mercury engine information provided by Mercury Marine, June 2007.Information contained within this publication is believed to be correct at the time of printing.200 DauntlessRvii