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Operation

If you move the remote control levers to the higher the engine speed, the more thrust is
forward position and simply turn the steering produced.
wheel to steer the bow away from the dock, The amount of jet thrust, in addition to the po-
as you would when driving a car out of a sition of the steering wheel, determines how
parking space, you will drive the stern of the sharply you turn.
boat into the dock. A. More throttle produces high thrust, so
The following steps are basic maneuvering the boat will turn more sharply.
techniques which can be used in most cir-
cumstances: A
(1) With the engines idling and the bow still
moored to the dock, turn the steering
wheel toward the dock. Moving the re-
mote control levers into the TDE position
or forward position will start to move the
stern of the boat away from the dock.
(2) When the stern is out a few feet, release
the bow mooring, and then turn the
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
 Do not pull the remote control levers
back to idle when trying to steer away
from objects — you need throttle to
steer.
 Be sure passengers are holding on be-
fore making turns. An unprepared pas- C. Pulling the remote control levers back to
senger could lose balance and fall. idle or the neutral position produces only
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
reach a trolling speed.
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