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Read This Manual First Before Using This Product!! This
Manual Contains Important Product and Safety Information
WATER SKI & BINDING
OWNERS MANUAL
Congratulations on your purchase of one of the finest watersports products available.
O’Brien uses the very best materials to help insure a long-lasting, quality product.
Please complete and remove the warranty card included with your new ski, and mail it
within 10 days of purchase.
Before using your new product, please take a minute to read
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WATERSPORTS SAFETY CODE Watersports are fun and challenging but involve inherent risks of injury or death. To increase your enjoyment of the sport and to reduce your risks, use common sense and follow these rules: Before you start: • Familiarize yourself with all applicable federal, state and local laws, the risks inherent in the sport and the proper use of the equipment. • Know the waterways. • Always have a person other than the driver as an observer. • Skier/rider, observer and driver must
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• Do not ski or ride in shallow water, near shore, pilings, docks, rafts, swimmers, other boats or other obstacles. Such obstacles are examples of risks that are inherent in the sport. • The driver and skier/rider must watch for and be able to stop or turn to avoid obstacles. • Always ski or ride in control and at speeds appropriate for your ability. Ski or ride within your limits. Do not ski or ride over ramps or jumps without prior instruction. • Falling and the injuries that may result a
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BINDING MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS NOTE: It is not recommended that any extra holes are drilled into the top surface of the skis. O’Brien slalom skis have phenolic strips under the surface of the ski that help retain any screws or inserts that come in the ski. It is very important that all screws are checked for snugness each time before use of the ski, but without overtightening. Never use a ski that has missing or loose screws. O’BRIEN BINDINGS BIO BINDINGS: The BIO bindings feature a front lac
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FIN ADJUSTMENTS HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENTS Moving the fin back towards the tail of the ski increases the pressure in the forebody of the ski during the pre-turn and turn, resulting in more tip area of the ski engaging the water. This action will cause increased drag and deceleration in the pre-turn as well as larger arcing turns. Moving the fin forward causes the tip of the ski to ride higher with more of the fore- body out of the water during the turn. As a result, the ski will accelerate slow
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O’BRIEN FINS LINE-LOCK ADJUSTABLE FIN: The Line-Lock Adjustable Fin features a 3 point adjustment system to allow exact fin positioning in any direction. The Line-Lock Fin is easily adjusted by loosening the 3 set screws, positioning the blade in the desired position and then tightening the 3 set screws. O’Brien slaloms equipped with the Line-Lock fin are pre-set with the best overall fin position for that ski. Before adjusting the fin from the stock setting it is rec- ommended to mark that
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NOTES FROM PLACE STAMP HERE PO BOX 97087 REDMOND, WA 98073
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O’BRIEN CUSTOMER RETURN/WARRANTY POLICY 1. All customer returns (warranty and non-warranty) require an approved return authorization issued by customer service or the shipment will be refused and sent back to the con sumer at the consumer’s expense. 2. O’Brien Warranty: All O’Brien Product is warranted to the original retail purchaser to be free of defects in material and workmanship except as provided in 2A and 2B below. These warranties are not transferable and are effec
