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Operation

are stopped, the boat will go straight Boating with passengers
even though the steering wheel is turned.
WARNING
You need throttle to steer.
When passengers are on board, make
sure they are seated and holding onto the
handgrips, handrails, or straps before you
start to accelerate. An unprepared pas-
senger could lose balance and fall.
N Passengers must sit in one of the seats and
hold onto the handgrips. Passengers should
sit so the weight in the boat is balanced from
side-to-side and bow-to-stern as much as
possible. If the passenger seat in front of the
helm is used, be sure the operator’s view
ahead is not obstructed.

Stopping the boat
WARNING
 Allow adequate stopping distance.
 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.
 You will lose steering control if you com-
pletely pull the remote control levers
back to idle. You need throttle to steer.
 Do not use the reverse function to slow
down or stop the boat from planing
speed as it could cause you to lose con-
trol, be ejected, or impact the steering
wheel or other parts of the boat. This
could increase the risk of serious injury.

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