Yamaha F2.5A Owner's Manual page 36

Installation
4. Hold the carrying handle and the hand-
grip on the front side of the bottom cowl-
ing and lift up the outboard motor using
two people.
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1. Carrying handle
2. Handgrip
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5. Mount the outboard motor on the center
line (keel line) of the boat, and ensure that
the boat itself is well balanced. Other-
wise the boat will be hard to steer. For
boats without a keel or which are asym-
metrical, consult your dealer.
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1. Center line (keel line)
6. Turn the steering friction adjuster coun-
terclockwise to set the steering friction
according
WARNING! If there is too much resis-
tance it could be difficult to steer,
2 which could result in an accident.
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1. Steering friction adjuster
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Mounting height
To run your boat at optimum efficiency, the
water resistance (drag) of the boat and out-
board motor must be made as little as possi-
ble. The mounting height of the outboard
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motor greatly affects the water resistance. If
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to operator preference.
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