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    Operation

              steering wheel to the center position or  B. Less throttle produces low thrust, so the
              away from the dock. Move the remote  boat will turn more gradually.
              control levers into  the reverse  position
              and move away from the dock.       B

           Turning the boat
               WARNING
           z Do not pull the remote control levers
            back to idle when trying to steer away
            from objects — you need throttle to
            steer.
           z Be sure passengers are holding on be-
                                                C. Pulling the remote control levers back to
            fore making turns. An unprepared pas-
                                                   idle or the neutral position produces only
            senger could lose balance and fall.
                                                   minimum thrust. If you are traveling  at
           Steering control depends on the combination  speeds above trolling, you will have rap-
           of steering wheel position and the amount of  idly decreasing ability  to steer without
           throttle.                               throttle. You may still have some turning
           Water sucked in through the intake grates is  ability immediately after pulling the re-
           pressurized by the impellers in the jet pumps.  mote control levers back to  idle, but
           As the pressurized water is expelled from the  when the engines slow down, the boat
           pumps through the jet thrust nozzles, it cre-  will no longer respond to steering wheel
           ates thrust to move and steer the boat. The  input until you apply throttle again or you
           higher the engine speed, the more thrust is  reach a trolling speed.
           produced.                               At trolling speed, the boat can be turned
           The amount of jet thrust, in addition to the po-  gradually by steering wheel  position
           sition of the steering wheel, determines how  alone using just the amount of thrust
           sharply you turn.                       available at engine idle.
           A. More throttle produces high  thrust, so
              the boat will turn more sharply.   C
           A

                                                D. If the boat is moving and the remote con-
                                                   trol levers are in the neutral position, or if
                                                   there is no thrust because  the engines

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