Control function operation
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Shift gate
Steering
Your boat can be steered by turning the
steering wheel the same direction you wish to
travel, to the right or left. When the steering
wheel is turned, the angle of the jet thrust
nozzles at the rear of the craft is changed,
and the change in direction of the jet thrust
nozzles changes the direction of the boat ac-
cordingly. In addition, the direction of the ar-
ticulating keel changes according to the
movement of the jet thrust nozzles.
255XD: When the operator is using the throt-
tle/shift paddles (DRiVE mode), the turning
range of the steering wheel is approximately
half the range of when the operator is using
the remote control levers (running mode or
single lever mode). Although the turning
range of the steering wheel changes depend-
ing on the operation mode, the movement of
the jet thrust nozzles is adjusted automatical-
ly so that the full range of motion for the noz-
zles matches the turning range regardless of
the selected mode. (See page 47 for informa-
tion on each operation mode.)
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Running mode and single lever mode
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DRiVE mode (255XD)
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Jet thrust nozzle
2
Articulating keel
Since the strength of the jet thrust determines
the speed and direction of a turn, the throttle
must always be opened above idle when at-
tempting a turn, except at trolling speed.
Because boats steer from the stern, the stern
of the boat swings out in the opposite direc-
tion of your turn. If you turn to starboard, for
example, the stern of the boat will swing to
the left. Keep this in mind when navigating
near a person in the water, such as a down
wakeboarder or water-skier, or an obstacle,
such as a dock.
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