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Choking the Engine
Close the choke by rotating the small yellow tubing extension.
This is not necessary if the engine is warm.
Pull-starting the Engine
With an assistant holding the boat to the boat
stand and bracing the engine with one hand, pull
the starting cord briskly several times. Once the engine fires
(begins to start), partially open the choke. Prolonged choking
will flood the engine with fuel until the engine warms up. See
Section 15: Troubleshooting Guide to correct the flooding
condition.
Idle the boat near shore and press the kill switch located on
the hull as shown.
Propeller Trim Angle
You may also adjust the propeller strut to add up or down
trim to the propeller by loosening the 2 propeller strut bolts
and sliding the propeller strut up to increase top-end speed
(but steering response will decrease and cavitation may occur
if excessively adjusted). Lowering the trim angle will increase
handling performance (but may cause the boat to over-steer
and decrease speed).
Section 11:
Stopping the Engine
Section 12:
Handling Adjustments
