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                                                                                      Operation

                            EJU33125                              (4) Continue to pull your body up onto the
                            Boarding and starting in deep water
                            EWJ01261                                 watercraft as  the watercraft  speed in-
                                                                     creases.
                                                                  (5) Bring your knees up onto the riding tray
                            Be sure the operator have practiced
                                                                     and  change  to a kneeling position as
                            boarding from the water while still close to
                                                                     soon as you can do so.
                            shore before  riding. A person who has
                            made many unsuccessful attempts to get
                            back on the watercraft may become fa-
                            tigued and suffer from exposure, increas-
                            ing the risk of injury and drowning.

                            (1) Swim to the rear of the watercraft. Attach
                                the engine shut-off cord (lanyard) to your
                                left wrist, and then attach the clip to the
                                engine shut-off switch.

                                                                  (6) Move as far forward as possible without
                                                                     interfering with the movement of the han-
                                                                     dlebars. Keep your body perpendicular
                                                                     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.
                            (2) Grip  the handlebars with both hands.
                                                                  TIP:
                                Pull your body up onto the riding tray and
                                                                   The watercraft will become easier to balan-
                                balance there, using your elbows on the
                                                                   ce as the  speed increases,  because  jet
                                gunwales for leverage.
                                                                   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.
                                                                  EJU33206
                                                                  Capsized watercraft
                                                                  EWJ00672

                                                                  Improper uprighting can cause injury.
                                                                   Be sure to shut the engine off by pulling
                                                                   on the engine shut-off cord (lanyard) to
                            (3) Look in  all  directions, start the engine,
                                                                   remove the clip from the engine shut-off
                                and then begin to accelerate.
                                                                   switch.
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