Control function operation
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1
Neutral position
2
TDE position
3
Forward position
4
Reverse position
5
Shift
6
Fully closed
7
Throttle
8
Fully open
TIP:
This boat is equipped with a “start-in-gear”
protection. The engine will not start unless the
lever is in the neutral position.
This boat uses a direct-drive propulsion sys-
tem. Therefore, jet thrust is always being pro-
duced while the engine is running. The
direction of the boat is controlled by the shift
gate, which directs the flow of the jet thrust as
follows:
Neutral
The shift gate is dropped down part way over
the jet thrust nozzle. The neutral position bal-
ances forward and reverse thrust to help keep
the boat from moving, although some move-
ment may occur.
1
Shift gate
2
Jet thrust nozzle
Forward
When the remote control lever is initially
moved to the forward position and the boat is
operating at a slow speed, the shift gate is lift-
ed up slightly from the neutral position and jet
thrust is directed downward at an angle. This
function, which is called the thrust directional
enhancer (TDE), helps to provide good han-
dling response when the steering wheel is
turned, even though there is less thrust avail-
able at low engine speeds.
1
TDE position
N
1
F
8
7
3
R
4
2
5
5
7
6
8
6
2
1
N
F 1
R
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