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Operation

Boating with passengers  You will lose steering control if you com-
pletely pull the remote control levers
WARNING
back to idle. You need throttle to steer.
When passengers are on board, make  Do not use the reverse function to slow
sure they are seated and holding onto the down or stop the boat from planing
handgrips before you start to accelerate. speed as it could cause you to lose con-
An unprepared passenger could lose bal- trol, be ejected, or impact the steering
ance and fall. wheel or other parts of the boat. This
could increase the risk of serious injury.
Your boat is designed for one operator and
up to 11 passengers only. Never have more The boat is not equipped with a separate
than 12 people in the boat. Passengers must braking system. It is stopped by water resis-
sit in one of the seats and hold onto the hand- tance after the remote control levers are
grips. Passengers should sit so the weight in moved back to idle. From full speed, the boat
the boat is balanced from side-to-side and stops in approximately 111 m (363 ft) for the
bow-to-stern as much as possible. If the pas- 252 FSH SPORT or 151 m (494 ft) for the 255
senger seat in front of the helm is used, be FSH SPORT E after the remote control levers
sure the operator’s view ahead is not ob- are moved back to idle. The stopping dis-
structed. tance varies depending on gross weight, wa-
ter surface conditions, and wind direction.
Maximum load:
The stated straight-line stopping distance
Total weight of cargo, operator, and
should be used for a reference. The boat
passengers:
slows down as soon as the remote control le-
1161 kg (2560 lb)
vers are returned to idle but will coast for a
Total weight of operator and passen-
distance before fully stopping. If you are not
gers:
sure you can stop in time before hitting an
998 kg (2200 lb)
obstacle, apply throttle and turn in another di-
rection.
Stopping the boat 252 FSH SPORT
WARNING
 Allow adequate stopping distance. 111 m (363 ft)
 Take early action to avoid collisions. Re-
member, boats do not have brakes.
 Operate defensively at safe speeds and
keep a safe distance away from people,
objects, and other boats to give you time
to stop.
 Do not shut the engines off when slow-
ing down in case you need engine power
to steer away from a boat or other ob-
stacle that comes into your path.

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