2000-2004 Four Winns Vista 248 268 Owners Manual

than two  miles (3.2km)  wide.   Visual distress  signal
equipment may be of the pyrotechnic or non-pyrotech-
nic type. Regulations prohibit display of visual distress
signals on the water under any circumstances except
when assistance is  required to prevent immediate  or
potential danger to persons on board a vessel.
The equipment must  be approved by the  U.S. Coast
Guard, be in serviceable condition, and be stowed in a
readily accessible location.  Equipment having a date
for serviceable life must be within the specified usage
date shown.  Careful selection and proper stowage of
visual distress equipment is very important if young chil-
dren are aboard.
Figure B7:  Single Trumpet Horn
The following are standard whistle signals:
One Prolonged Blast  Warning Signal
NIGHT USE
ONLY
DAY AND
NIGHT USE
DAY USE  ONLY
•  One Short Blast
Two Short Blasts
•  Three Short Blasts
Pass on my Port Side
Pass on my Starboard Side
Engines in Reverse
Three orange
One S-O-S
electric distress
light.
Three  flares of
the hand held,
meteor or
smoke signals
(one hand held
and two floating)
or one orange
flag with black
square and disk.
Five or More Blasts     Danger Signal
parachute type.
J.   Navigation Lights
Navigation lights  are intended to  keep other vessels
informed of your presence and course.  If you are out
on the water between sunset and sunrise, you are re-
quired to display appropriate navigation lights.
Distress Signal Table
The minimum visual distress signals required in coastal
waters for a Class 1 powerboat is the following:
K.   Additional Recommended Equipment
Four Winns® recommends that you acquire additional
equipment for safe, enjoyable cruising. This list, which
is not all inclusive, includes items you should consider
acquiring.
One orange  flag with  black square-and  disc
(daytime); and an  S-O-S electric light  (night-
time); or three orange smoke signals, hand held
or floating (daytime); or three red flares of hand
held, meteor, or parachute type (daytime/night-
time).
Basic Gear
Flashlight
Spare batteries
Mooring lines
Distress signals
VHF radio
Tow line
Oar, paddle
Dock fenders
Boat hook
Sunscreen
Compass
First aid kit
EPIRB*
NOTICE
Extra warm clothingCharts
No single signaling device is appropriate for all
purposes.  Consider keeping various types of
equipment on board.
Second anchor & line
Dewatering device (pump or bailer)
Emergency supply of drinking water and  food.
*Emergency Position Indicating Radio  Beacon
I.
Sound Signaling Devices
Tools
Spark plug wrench
Jackknife
Adjustable wrench
Duct tape
Hammer
Pliers
Lubricating oil
Screwdriver
Electrical tape
Prop wrench
Class 1 powerboats  (16 to less  than 26 feet)  are re-
quired to carry a hand, mouth or power operated horn
or whistle. It must produce a blast of two-second dura-
tion and audible at a distance of at least one-half (1/2)
mile. The 248 and 268 Vistas are equipped with a single
trumpet horn. This single trumpet  horn meets this re-
quirement.  See Figure B7.
Spare Parts
Spare prop
Spark plugs
Extra bulbs
Extra drain plug
Extra prop nut/washer
Extra fuses
Spare wire
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