Operation
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The engine can also be stopped by pulling
the engine shut-off cord (lanyard).
(3) Remove the main switch key and the en-
gine shut-off cord (lanyard) if the boat will
be left unattended.
Leaving a dock
Because boats steer from the stern, the stern
first moves in the direction opposite your de-
sired turn. It is especially important to under-
stand this characteristic when leaving a dock.
If you move the remote control lever to the
forward position and simply turn the steering
wheel to steer the bow away from the dock,
as you would when driving a car out of a
parking space, you will drive the stern of the
boat into the dock.
The following steps are basic maneuvering
techniques which can be used in most cir-
cumstances:
(1) With the engine idling and the bow still
moored to the dock, turn the steering
wheel toward the dock. Moving the re-
mote control lever into the TDE position
or forward position will start to move the
stern of the boat away from the dock.
(2) When the stern is out a few feet, release
the bow mooring, and then turn the
steering wheel to the center position or
away from the dock. Move the remote
control lever into the reverse position
and move away from the dock.
Turning the boat
WARNING
Do not pull the remote control lever
back to idle when trying to steer away
from objects — you need throttle to
steer.
Be sure passengers are holding on be-
fore making turns. An unprepared pas-
senger could lose balance and fall.
Steering control depends on the combination
of steering wheel position and the amount of
throttle.
Water sucked in through the intake grate is
pressurized by the impeller in the jet pump.
As the pressurized water is expelled from the
pump through the jet thrust nozzle, it creates
thrust to move and steer the boat. The higher
the engine speed, the more thrust is pro-
duced.
The amount of jet thrust, in addition to the po-
sition of the steering wheel, determines how
sharply you turn.
A.
More throttle produces high thrust, so
the boat will turn more sharply.
BLOWER
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