GENERAL AND SAFETY RULES
In order for the radio control which operates a D.M. Craft Bait Boat to work, it uses 12 pen light batteries. 8 go inside the
transmitter and 4 are for the receiver battery pack (inside the boat).
Some of the newer boats have been updated with a voltage regulator unit which replaces the need for the 4 pen light
batteries inside the boat.
Pen light batteries only last between 4 - 6 working hours. You should replace them after every weekend.
Do not leave the batteries inside the transmitter for more than 2 days.
Pen light batteries have to be placed in correctly, or the Radio Control will not operate.
When you fit 8 new pen light batteries inside the transmitter, the L.E.D. light(s) on the transmitter must be on.
oIf this does not happen, one battery has been placed incorrectly or the batteries are flat.
Do not forget the Radio Control switches “ON”, because the batteries will go flat in a few hours.
Remove all 8/12 pen light batteries after every fishing trip.
The boat comes with a 12 Volt sealed lead acid battery to propel the motor.
oWhen you buy the boat, this battery is normally flat (it is only +-50% charged).
oThe first thing you have to do, after you have bought the boat, is to charge the battery for at least 5 hours, with a
12 Volt battery charger.
oWhen you acquire a boat you have to buy the battery charger –Remember a battery charger has to be used
every time you use the boat.
oDo not attempt to use the boat without charging the battery. If you do, the boat will only run for a few minutes and
may stop in the middle of the dam.
oAfter a good charge, this battery is operational for 10 to 12 runs of 200 metres.
oThe newer version DM Craft Bait Boats are fitted with a Battery Indicator Unit. It indicates the available capacity of
the 12 Volt battery. When the red light illuminates, the battery should be recharged immediately.
oAfter using the boat, charge the battery immediately, even if you do not use the boat afterwards.
oIf you keep this battery uncharged for +- 6 weeks, the battery will be damaged beyond repair.
oUse more than one battery, so you can replace the flat one with the charged one once it becomes flat.
oPLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO GUARANTEE ON ANY BATTERIES SUPPLIED.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU CONNECT THE FLAT BATTERY CORRECTLY TO THE
BATTERY CHARGER, OR YOU WILL DAMAGE THE BATTERY.
Between the motor and the shaft, is a coupling.It contains two grub screws which must be adjusted clockwise with a
2mm Allen key, when it becomes loose.
