buster BUSTER XXL Cabin 2011 User guide

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OWNER’S HANDBOOK
BUSTER XXL Cabin
2011
Fiskars Boats, Inha Works Ltd
Saarikyläntie 21
FIN-63700 Ähtäri
Finland
Your authorised Buster dealer:

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PREFACE
Dear Buster owner, thank you for choosing a Finnish Buster boat! We hope you will
have many enjoyable experiences on board.
This handbook aims to help you use your boat safely and with peace of mind. It
includes details of the boat itself, the equipment and systems installed in it, and
information about how to operate and maintain it. Before you start using your boat,
we urge you to first familiarise yourself with it by reading this handbook thoroughly.
Naturally, the Owner’s Handbook cannot provide you with seamanship skills or in-
formation on boating safely. If the Buster is your first boat, or you have changed to
a type of boat with which you are unfamiliar, for the sake of your comfort and safety
please acquire sufficient handling and operating experience before you take on the
responsibility of command. The seller of the boat, a boat club, or national motorboat
and yachting associations will gladly inform you about local boating schools or rec-
ommend competent teachers.
Before taking your boat out, ensure that its design category is appropriate for the
prevailing wind and sea conditions and that you and your crew are capable of han-
dling it in the existing conditions. The wind conditions and swells in which design
category C can be used include gales and heavy winds, which come with an excep-
tional risk of high waves and gusts. Only a competent and fit crew can satisfactorily
handle such dangerous conditions, and can do so only in a well-maintained boat.
This Owner’s Handbook is not a detailed guide to maintenance or troubleshoot-
ing. If a problem occurs, please contact your nearest Buster dealer. If repairs are
needed, use only those businesses recommended by a Buster dealer. Alterations
that affect the safety characteristics of a Buster boat can be carried out only with the
written approval of the manufacturer, who cannot be held responsible for changes
to the boat that it has not approved.
In some countries, driving a boat requires a licence or some other similar authorisa-
tion.
Always maintain your boat in good condition and bear in mind the consequences of
wear resulting from ageing, rough treatment and improper use. Any boat, no matter
how strong, can be significantly damaged by improper use. Always adapt the speed
and course of your boat to the current conditions at sea.
If your boat is equipped with a life raft, read its operating instructions thoroughly.
The boat should have on-board safety equipment (life-jackets, safety harnesses,

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etc.) appropriate to the boat type, weather conditions, etc. In some countries such
equipment is mandatory. The crew must be familiar with the operations of all safety
equipment and emergency manoeuvres (rescuing a man overboard, towing, etc.).
Rescue exercises are regularly organised by boating schools and clubs.
Every person on board should use an appropriate flotation aid (such as a life jacket
or vest). Note that in some countries the law requires flotation aids to be used at all
times while on board.
STORE THIS HANDBOOK IN A SAFE PLACE AND HAND IT OVER TO THE
NEXT OWNER WHEN YOU RELINQUISH THE BOAT.

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Contents
1 General............................................................................................................7
2 Definitions........................................................................................................7
3 Warranty...........................................................................................................7
4 Before launching..............................................................................................8
4.1 Registration. ..........................................................................................8
4.2 Insurance...............................................................................................8
4.3 Training..................................................................................................8
5 Boat characteristics and operation. .................................................................8
5.1 General..................................................................................................8
5.2 Basic information about the boat...........................................................9
5.3 Recommended max. number of people. .............................................10
5.4 Loading................................................................................................10
5.5 Engine and propeller............................................................................ 11
5.6 Preventing water from getting on board and stability........................... 11
5.6.1 Hull and deck openings....................................................... 11
5.6.2 Bilge pumps and drainage. .................................................12
5.6.3 Stability and buoyancy. .......................................................12
5.7 Prevention of fire and explosions. .......................................................13
5.7.1 Engines and fuel systems...................................................13
5.7.2 Fire extinguishing and fire prevention.................................14
5.8 Electrical system..................................................................................15
5.8.1 Using a single battery system.............................................15
5.8.2 Using a dual battery system................................................15
5.9 Control characteristics.........................................................................18
5.9.1 Driving at high speeds. .......................................................18
5.9.2 Dead-man’s grip..................................................................19
5.9.3 Visibility from the steering position......................................20
5.10 Good seamanship – other recommendations and instructions. ..........20
5.10.1 How to avoid falling overboard and procedures for
getting back on board. ........................................................20
5.10.2 Securing loose equipment. .................................................21
5.10.3 Respect for the environment...............................................21
5.10.4 Anchoring, mooring and towing. .........................................21
5.10.5 Trailer towing. .....................................................................23
6 Service, repairs and winter storage. ..............................................................24

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