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Operation

B. Less throttle produces low thrust, so the are stopped, the boat will go straight
boat will turn more gradually. even though the steering wheel is turned.
You need throttle to steer.
B
D

C. Pulling the remote control levers back to
idle or neutral position produces only
minimum thrust. If you are traveling at Turning left
speeds above trolling, you will have rap-
idly decreasing ability to steer without
throttle. You may still have some turning
ability immediately after pulling the re-
mote control levers back to idle, but
when the engines slows down, the boat
will no longer respond to steering wheel
input until you apply throttle again or you
reach a trolling speed.
At trolling speed, the boat can be turned
gradually by steering wheel position
alone using just the amount of thrust Turning right
available at engine idle.

C

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

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