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                                                                                      Operation

                            (5) Bring your knees up onto the riding tray  If the watercraft capsizes, turn it over imme-
                                and change to  a kneeling  position as  diately.
                                soon as you can do so.            To upright the watercraft:
                                                                  (1) Remove the clip from the engine shut-off
                                                                     switch.
                                                                  (2) Swim to the rear of the watercraft. Turn
                                                                     the watercraft over clockwise.
                                                                     If the port (left) side of the capsized wa-
                                                                     tercraft is tilting up, push down on the
                                                                     gunwale so that the port (left) side is
                                                                     down before  turning the watercraft
                                                                     clockwise.  NOTICE: Do not turn the
                                                                     watercraft over counterclockwise,
                            (6) Move as far forward as possible without  otherwise water can enter the engine,
                                interfering with the movement of the han-  which can result in severe damage.
                                dlebars. Keep your body perpendicular  [ECJ00542]
                                to the water, with your weight forward
                                and low.
                            (7) Once the bow drops, and the watercraft
                                has leveled out in the water and reached
                                planing speed, back off the throttle and
                                select your desired speed.
                            TIP:
                             The watercraft will become easier to balan-
                              ce  as the speed  increases, because  jet
                              thrust provides stability as well as direc-
                              tional control.
                             It will take longer for a heavy operator to
                              reach planing speed than it will for a light
                              operator.
                            EJU33205
                            Capsized watercraft
                            EWJ00672
                                 WARNING
                            Improper uprighting can cause injury.
                             Be sure to shut the engine off by pulling
                              on the engine shut-off cord (lanyard) to
                                                                  (3) Start the engine and operate the water-
                              remove the clip from the engine shut-off
                                                                     craft at planing speed to drain the bilge
                              switch.
                                                                     water in the engine compartment. (See
                             Do not put your hands in the intake
                                                                     page 33 for information on draining the
                              grate.
                                                                     bilge water. If the engine does not start,
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