fountain mercury Express Cruiser 2005, Operation, Maintenance & Warranty Manual

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With one hand on the throttles and the other hand on the steering
wheel, move the throttles forward evenly and smoothly until the ves-
sel comes on plane. (Plane is typically used to describe the vessels
transition from static depth in the water to riding on the water's sur-
face.
As the boat planes off, use the rocker switches to bring the drives out
to the neutral position (defined as the propeller shaft parallel to the
running surface), typically indicated by the number 3 on the drive
indicator.
Using the rocker switches for the tabs, run them up until the desired
ride attitude is achieved.
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Starting, Driving Gauges, Controls
Sterndrive (I/O)
Surface Drive
Sterndrive (I/O)
Surface Drive