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With some practice, you can use
these maneuvers to approach the
dock from the side of the boat to dock
laterally. The neutral is effective for
that.
When close to the dock, shut off the
engines.
Beaching
Proceed the same way as for docking
except for the following:
Come slowly to the beach and shut off
the engines using the safety lanyard
when reaching about 90 cm (3 ft) of
water under the hull, then pull the boat
to the beach. Ensure that all accesso-
ries are OFF.
A. 90 cm (3 ft) of water under the hull
As necessary, the cooling system of
both engines should be flushed before
restarting, to remove sand or shell ac-
cumulation which may clog the water
passages. Refer to POST-OPERATION
CARE and look for
Cooling System
Flushing
.
Shutting Off the Engines
To keep jet boat directional control,
the engines should be running until
the jet boat is stopped assuming at
least 90 cm (3 ft) of water is present
underneath the hull.
To shut off the engines, completely
pull back throttle levers then remove
safety lanyard or press the engine start/
stop buttons.
Always remove safety lanyard from jet
boat.
◆
WARNING
Become familiar with this feature
during your first ride.
◆
WARNING
With jet propulsion systems, less
directional control is available
when the throttles are closed and
not available when engines are
shut off.
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CAUTION
It is not recommended to run the
jet boat to the beach.
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◆
WARNING
In shallow water, shells, sand,
pebbles or other objects could be
drawn up by the jet pumps and
be thrown rearward.
◆
WARNING
Should the engines be shut off,
jet boat directional control is not
available. Never leave the safety
lanyard on an unattended jet boat.
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