Stopping The Engines; Leaving A Dock; Turning The Boat - Yamaha 212X 2016 Owner's/Operator's Manual

Operation
enough throttle should be applied to keep the
engine at a fast enough idle to stay running.

Stopping the engines

WARNING
Once the engines have stopped, you have
NO STEERING CONTROL over the boat.
You could collide with another boat, a
dock, or other obstacle.
Stopping the engines immediately after oper-
ating at high engine speeds is not recom-
mended. Let the engines cool off at idle or low
speed for a few minutes first.
To stop the engines:
(1) Return the remote control levers to the
neutral position.
(2) Turn the main switch keys to the off posi-
tion.
TIP:
The engines can also be stopped by pulling
the engine shut-off cord (lanyard).
(3) Remove the main switch keys and the
engine shut-off cord (lanyard) if the boat
will be left unattended.

Leaving a dock

Because boats steer from the stern, the stern
first moves in the direction opposite your de-
sired turn. It is especially important to under-
stand this characteristic when leaving a dock.
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If you move the remote control levers to the
forward position and simply turn the steering
wheel to steer the bow away from the dock, as
you would when driving a car out of a parking
space, you will drive the stern of the boat into
the dock.
The following steps are basic maneuvering
techniques which can be used in most circum-
stances:
(1) With the engines idling and the bow still
moored to the dock, turn the steering
wheel toward the dock. Moving the re-
mote control levers into the TDE position
or forward position will start to move the
stern of the boat away from the dock.
(2) When the stern is out a few feet, release
the bow mooring, and then turn the steer-
ing wheel to the center position or away
from the dock. Move the remote control
levers into the reverse position and move
away from the dock.

Turning the boat

WARNING
Do not pull the remote control levers
●
back to idle when trying to steer away
from objects — you need throttle to
steer.
Be sure passengers are holding on be-
●
fore making turns. An unprepared pas-
senger could lose balance and fall.
Steering control depends on the combination
of steering wheel position and the amount of
throttle.
Water sucked in through the intake grates is
pressurized by the impellers in the jet pumps.
As the pressurized water is expelled from the
pumps through the jet thrust nozzles, it cre-
ates thrust to move and steer the boat. The