Brunswick 750 IMPACT, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Boat Operation Section 2
At idle speed, you can control boat direction and position by engine gear selection alone. With
both outboard engines facing straight ahead:
• You can rotate the boat to port by shifting the starboard engine into FORWARD and the
port engine into REVERSE.
• You can rotate the boat to starboard by shifting the port engine into FORWARD and the
starboard engine into REVERSE.
Above idle speed in FORWARD, you can control boat direction with the steering wheel:
• Turn the steering wheel in a counter-clockwise direction to turn to port .
• Turn the steering wheel in a clockwise direction to turn to starboard .
You can use the engine throttles to greatly increase boat response while performing certain
slow speed turning maneuvers. To turn quickly to port or starboard at slow speed, turn the
steering wheel in the direction you want to go. After you have turned the steering wheel,
increase the engine speed and the boat will turn quickly. It is important to turn the steering
wheel before you increase engine speed, because the boat will accelerate in the direction it is
steered.
Backing down, you can control boat direction with the steering wheel:
• Turn the steering wheel in a counter-clockwise direction to back down to port .
• Turn the steering wheel in a clockwise direction to back down to starboard .