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-Part of your pre-season.
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“ motor and ‘preparation to
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“Checking: thé motor: will

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pluee, "Replace defective.
plugs. Be certain to use new
gaskets and torque the plugs

FROM PAGE 25_

- Everyone knows that if you

= ‘cut ‘pack on ‘the throttle you .
‘reduce your fuel consump-..

‘tion: drops af a sharper
relative rate than your speed.

If you back off, say 10
per cent on the throttle the
speed drops just a few miles
per hour. At the same time,
your actual fuel consumption

- in terms of ‘gallons per-hour ©

may drop considerably more.

An outboard hull tops lout
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to outboards manufacturer’s |

recommendations. Take

care in~—seating the plugs
when replacing them.

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2..Remove the oil level

plug from the gearcase and

check for proper oil level.

“When removing the lower

plug, check for bits of metal
filings or water coming out

first, indicating a possible
leak,

‘3. Check around the
propeller hub for’ any
-monofiliment fishing line
that may have become
entangled during last,

season’s use.

af.
4. Thoroughly clean and
refinish surfaces as required.

5. Check the battery for
full ‘charge; clean the ter-
minals. Clean and inspect
battery cable connections.
Check polarity before in-
stalling battery cable. With
cables installed, cover the

Boats and energy

is 12 gallons’ per . ‘hour.
Converted. to miles over the
bottom it means 2.9 miles
‘per gal. Now suppose you

‘back: off just 10 percent on

the throttle: from 5000 rpm
down to 4500 rpm. Speed
drops to 31.5 mph or a loss of
only 3.5 mph. Yet fuel

consumption drops to 9.5~

gallons/hour. Work a little
fancy arithmetic now and you

find that range over the,

bottom, in terms of miles per
gallon of gas just because
you backed off by a mere 10
per cent. The ‘gain is almost
startling. You increased your

cable connections with an
anti-corrosion lube to
prevent corrosion.

6. Carefully. inspect the
fuel line and gas tanks for
any leaks or splits.- -

7. Look over the propéller
‘for nicks, dents and chips.
Small dents and ‘nicks can be
fixed easily, but it may be |
advisable “to replace the
propeller. .

8. Always carry . a spare
propeller kit (propeller
thrust washer, drive pin,
cotter pin, propeller nut), a
set of spark plugs, large tube.
of gearcase lubricant, pliers, -
standard screwdrive, spark
plug. wrench . and Propeller
nut wrench: ae

Follow these guidelines,
and you'll help. ‘eliminate
problems before. they start,
which, as any experienced
boater knows, is better than
discovering them on the
water.

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- range, by no less ‘than 13.8 0°
per cent. ar

Actualiy, miles- per gallon
is a poof way to talk about.
boats, which are subject to
the eff¢ct. of wind and
weather. They are depending
on whether you are bucking a
head sea and adverse winds, -”
or running with the weather. . *
Nevertheless, for comparison
purposes, it provides clue. ©

—- Results will vary from boat
to boat, and obviously the
engine must be in good
condition, properly tuned,
win good spark plugs.

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