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Safety information

Boat characteristics  Keep away from the intake grates while the
 Jet thrust turns the boat. Moving the re- engines are on. Items such as long hair,
mote control levers completely back to idle loose clothing, or PFD straps can become
or the neutral position produces only mini- entangled in moving parts, resulting in se-
mum thrust. If you are traveling at speeds vere injury or drowning.
above trolling, you will have rapidly de-  Never insert any object into the jet thrust
creasing ability to steer without throttle. nozzles while the engines are running. Se-
You may still have some turning ability im- vere injury or death could result from com-
mediately after moving the remote control ing in contact with the rotating parts of the
levers back to idle, but once the engines jet pumps.
slow down, the boat will no longer respond
to steering wheel input until you apply
throttle again or you reach a trolling speed.
Practice turning in an open area without
obstructions until you have a good feel for 2
the maneuver.
 This Yamaha boat is water-jet propelled.
The pumps are directly connected to the 1
engines. This means that the jet thrust will
produce some movement whenever the
engines are running. The boat has a “neu- 1 Intake grate
tral” position, but since the boat is always 2 Jet thrust nozzle
producing thrust while the engines are run-
ning, some forward or reverse movement  Stop the engines and remove the clip from
may occur. the engine shut-off switch before removing
 Do not use the reverse function to slow any debris or weeds, which may have col-
down or stop the boat above trolling speed lected around the jet intakes. (See page
as it could cause you to lose control, be 201 for more information.)
ejected, or impact the steering wheel or
other parts of the boat. This could increase
the risk of serious injury. It could also dam-
age the shift mechanisms.
 Reverse can be used to slow down or stop
during slow-speed maneuvering, such as
when docking. Once the engines are idling,
shift to reverse and gradually increase en-
gine speed. Make sure that there are no
obstacles or people behind you before
shifting into reverse.

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