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Operation

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

C. Pulling the remote control lever 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 lever back to idle, but when
the engine 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 lever is in neutral position, or if there
is no thrust because the engine is

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