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Operation

Boating with passengers  You will lose steering control if you com-
pletely pull the throttle back to idle. You
WARNING
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 7 passengers only. Never have more The boat is not equipped with a separate
than 8 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 lever is
grips. Passengers should sit so the weight in moved back to idle. From full speed, the
the boat is balanced from side-to-side and boat stops in approximately 104 m (340 ft)
bow-to-stern as much as possible. If the pas- for the 190FSH SPORT or 139 m (455 ft) for
senger seat in front of the helm is used, be the 195FSH SPORT after the remote control
sure the operator’s view ahead is not ob- lever is moved back to idle. The stopping
structed. distance varies depending on gross weight,
water surface conditions, and wind direc-
Maximum load:
tion. The stated straight-line stopping dis-
Total weight of cargo, operator, and
tance should be used for a reference. The
passengers:
boat slows down as soon as the remote
748 kg (1650 lb)
control lever is returned to idle but will coast
Total weight of operator and passen-
for a distance before fully stopping. If you
gers:
are not sure you can stop in time before hit-
581 kg (1280 lb)
ting an obstacle, apply throttle and turn in
another direction.
Stopping the boat 190FSH SPORT
WARNING
104 m (340 ft)
 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 engine off when slowing
down in case you need engine power to
steer away from a boat or other obstacle
that comes into your path.

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