Monterey Boats 268 SC Sport Cruiser, Owner'S Manual

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INSTRUMENTS
All instruments are illuminated for night operation. Their type, num-
ber, and location vary; some may not appear on your model. If your
boat is equipped with twin-engines, there may be two sets of some
of the instruments described in this section; one set for each engine.
typically, instruments for the port side engine will be found on the
port side of the helm control panel; likewise for the starboard engine
instruments.
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
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Single Lever Controls
Single lever controls operate as both a gear shifter and a throttle for a
select engine. The lever is detented in the neutral position for starting.
Shifting is accomplished by moving the lever into the first 15° of travel;
push the lever for forward, and pull the lever back for reverse. By
advancing the lever beyond 15°, you move from the shifting range to
the throttle range. Never attempt to shift without the engine running.
For engine warm-up, a separate lever or button on the control is used
for throttle advance while the transmission remains in neutral.
A. Neutral Position - Safety switch will allow
starting in this position only.
B. Forward Position - Press release button under handle to allow
shifting to forward (or reverse) position.
C. Reverse Position - Do not shift quickly from forward to reverse.
D. Throttle Position - Pushing in forward or pulling in reverse
increases engine speed.
Twin engine boats equipped with single lever controls have two levers,
a left lever for port engine control and a right lever for the starboard
engine. This makes it possible to operate one engine in forward and
the other in reverse for easier maneuvering in tight quarters.
Dual Lever Controls
Dual lever controls have individual levers for transmission shift and
engine throttle. For the shift lever(s), neutral is the detent position in
the middle of the lever’s travel. Pushing the lever(s) up or ahead shifts
the transmission(s) into forward and pulling the lever(s) down or back
shifts the transmission(s) into reverse. For the throttle lever(s), full
throttle position is all the way up or forward and idle position is all the
way down or back.
For engine warm-up, the shift lever(s) are positioned in neutral and the
throttle lever(s) are advanced as needed. For maneuvering at slow
speed, it is sometimes desirable to operate one engine in forward and
the
other in reverse.
A. Shift Lever - Neutral is in center detent position; push for for-
ward, pull for reverse.
B. Throttle Lever - Full throttle is all the way up,
idle is all the way down.
Dual lever controls on twin engine boats have individual levers for
transmission shift and engine throttle for each engine, left levers for
the port engine and right levers for the starboard engine. Twin
engine controls are usually arranged with shift levers (all one size
and color) grouped together and throttle levers (all the same size and
color, but usually larger than the shift levers) grouped together.
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STARBOARD
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