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Operation

Steering control depends on the combination steer without throttle. You may still have
of handlebar position and the amount of some turning ability immediately after re-
throttle. leasing the throttle lever, but once the
Water sucked in through the intake grate is engine slows down, the watercraft will no
pressurized by the impeller in the jet pump. longer respond to handlebar input until
As the pressurized water is expelled from the you apply throttle again or you reach
pump through the jet thrust nozzle, it creates trolling speed.
thrust to move and steer the watercraft. The At trolling speed, the watercraft can be
higher the engine speed, the more thrust pro- turned gradually by handlebar position
duced. alone using just the amount of thrust
The amount of jet thrust, in addition to the po- available at idle.
sition of the handlebars, determines how
sharply you turn.
A. More throttle produces higher thrust, so
the watercraft will turn more sharply.

D. If the engine is stopped while riding,
there is no thrust. The watercraft will go
straight even though the handlebars are
turned.
B. Less throttle produces lower thrust, so
the watercraft will turn more gradually.

You need throttle to steer.
To maintain your balance, lean into a turn.
C. Releasing the throttle lever completely How much you lean depends on the sharp-
produces only minimum thrust. If you are ness of the turn and your traveling speed. In
traveling at speeds above trolling, you
will have rapidly decreasing ability to

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