Boat owners manuals

[smokeonthewater]

Boat owner manuals for nearly all small (under 40') recreational boats are very generic in nature and generally contain no information specific the the boat.

Generally they contain very basic information on navigational aids such as bouys and information on wearing life jackets....

You aren't likely to find a manual for an older boat because frankly most people toss em in the trash since they don't contain useful info.

If you need info on a specific fixture such as a gauge, head, motor control, etc you would need to seek out the manufacturer of that item.

IE sealand for the sealand head in your brand X boat etc

Many of the 40' plus sized boats come with binders for owners manuals made up specifically for that particular boat and containing manuals for each item installed.

If you are searching for information on operation of systems on your boat please start a new topic and ask us to help you figure it out.

Pictures and as much info as you can provide will help greatly.

Even hose routing for a fixture can vary between a boat built on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Please don't ask in this thread.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... Tired of explainin' how useless boat owner manuals are Smoke,..??

I get that way with tellin' folks to inspect the fuel filter contents, rather than just tossin' it,....

 

[smokeonthewater]

yeah... figured it get's asked so often and the answer is always the same.... thought it might make a good sticky

 

[NYBo]

Mine has wiring diagrams for all the models in the Capri line, both I/O and O/B, as well as OE prop specs so there can be some useful info. YMMV

 

[smokeonthewater]

Can be but most of the time there isn't