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Operation

To upright the watercraft: EJU33304
Beaching the watercraft
(1) Remove the clip from the engine shut-off
To beach the watercraft:
switch.
(1) Make sure that there are no boats, swim-
(2) Swim to the rear of the watercraft. Turn
mers, or obstacles near the beach.
the watercraft over in either direction by
(2) Release the throttle lever to reduce
grabbing both sides.
speed about 90 m (300 ft) before you
reach the intended beaching area.
(3) Slowly approach the beach and stop the
engine just before reaching land.
WARNING! You need throttle to steer.
Shutting the engine off can cause you
to hit an obstacle you are attempting
to avoid. A collision could result in se-
vere injury or death. [EWJ00602] NOTICE:
Never run the engine in water that is
less than 60 cm (2 ft) deep from the
bottom of the watercraft, otherwise
pebbles or sand could be sucked into
the jet intake, causing impeller dam-
age and engine overheating. [ECJ00473]
(4) Get off the watercraft and pull it up on the
beach.
EJU37194
Operating in weeded areas
Always avoid using your watercraft in areas
where weed growth is thick. If operating in
(3) Start the engine and operate the water- weeded areas is unavoidable, alternately
craft at planing speed to drain the bilge squeeze the throttle lever and relax your grip
water from the engine compartment. on the throttle lever to vary the engine speed.
(See page 41 for information on draining Weeds tend to become clogged more when
the bilge water. If the engine does not operating at a steady speed and at trolling
start, see “Towing the watercraft” on speed. If weeds may have clogged the intake
page 80 or “Submerged watercraft” on area, clean the jet intake. (See page 79 for in-
page 81.) NOTICE: Do not run the en- formation on the jet intake.)
gine at full throttle for at least 1 minute
after the engine has been restarted.
Bilge water in the engine compart-
ment can splash into the engine,
which can result in severe damage.
[ECJ00554]

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