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 engines will not start unless
the levers are in the neutral position.
This boat uses a direct-drive propulsion sys-
tem. Therefore, jet thrust is always being pro-
duced while the engines are running. The
direction of the boat is controlled by the shift
gates, which direct the flow of the jet thrust as
follows:
Neutral
The shift gates are dropped down part way
over the jet thrust nozzles. The neutral posi-
tion balances forward and reverse thrust to
help keep the boat from moving, although
some movement may occur.
1
Shift gate
2
Jet thrust nozzle
Forward
When the remote control levers are initially
moved to the forward position and the boat is
operating at a slow speed, the shift gates are
lifted up slightly from the neutral position and
jet thrust is directed downward at an angle.
This function, which is called the thrust direc-
tional enhancer (TDE), helps to provide good
handling 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
5
2
5
7
6
8
6
1
2
1
2
N
F
1
R
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