Yamaha AR210, Owner'S Manual, Page: 34 / 117

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Do not shift into Reverse while
traveling at planing speeds. Loss
of control, boat swamping, or
damage to the boat could occur.
NOTE: This boat is equipped with
“start-in-gear” protection. The engines
will not start unless the levers are in the
Neutral position.
Free Accelerator
This control is equipped with a “Free
Accelerator” button which will allow
engines to be accelerated with the jet
pump gates in the Neutral position.
The boat will start moving as if it
were in Forward or Reverse if engine
speed is increased above idle in
Neutral. Use the Free Accelerator
only if necessary and be prepared
for the possibility of boat move-
ment.
The shift lever controls the direction of
travel.
The drive line on the boat is direct
drive, so jet thrust is always being pro-
duced while the engines are running.
The direction of the boat is controlled
by jet pump gates which direct the flow
of the jet thrust as follows:
Forward
The jet pump gates are lifted all the
way up. All jet thrust is to the rear,
which moves the boat forward.
Neutral
The jet pump gates are dropped down
part way over the jet nozzles. Some jet
thrust is to the rear and some jet thrust
is redirected forward. This balance of
thrust acts like “neutral” to keep the
boat from moving.
Leave the throttles in the idle posi-
tion when Neutral is selected. The
boat will start moving as if it was in
Forward or Reverse if engine speed
is increased above idle in Neutral.
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