Fuel Tank Filler Cap; Gauges - Yamaha AR230 Owner's/Operator's Manual

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F & F
EATURES UNCTIONS
Do not shift into Reverse while
traveling at planing speeds. Loss
of control, boat swamping, or
damage to the boat could occur.
NOTE: This Sport Boat is equipped
with "start-in-gear" protection. The
engines will not start unless the levers
are in the Neutral position.
Free Accelerator
This control is equipped with a "Free
Accelerator" button which will allow
engines to be accelerated with the jet
pump gates in the Neutral position.
WARNING
The boat will start moving as if it
were in Forward or Reverse if
engine speed is increased above
idle in Neutral. Use the Free
Accelerator only if necessary and be
prepared for the possibility of boat
movement.
The shift lever controls the direction of
travel.
The drive line on the Sport Boat is
direct drive, so jet thrust is always
being produced while the engines are
running. The direction of the boat is
controlled by jet pump gates which
direct the flow of the jet thrust as fol-
lows:
Forward
The jet pump gates are lifted all the
way up. All jet thrust is to the rear,
which moves the boat forward.
Neutral
The jet pump gates are dropped down
part way over the jet nozzles. Some jet
thrust is to the rear and some jet thrust
is redirected forward. This balance of
thrust acts like "neutral" to keep the
boat from moving.
WARNING
Leave the throttles in the idle posi-
tion when Neutral is selected. The
boat will start moving as if it was in
Forward or Reverse if engine speed
is increased above idle in Neutral.
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Reverse
The jet pump gates are dropped all the
way down over the jet nozzles. Jet thrust
is redirected toward the bow of the boat,
which moves the boat backward.

FUEL TANK FILLER CAP

To remove the fuel tank filler cap, turn it
counterclockwise.
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1 Fuel tank filler cap
Be sure to tighten the cap securely
before operating.
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F & F
EATURES UNCTIONS

GAUGES

1. Speedometer
The speedometer 1 shows the boat
speed in miles per hour (mph).
1
40 45
35 MPH 50
5 6
5 6 30 4 7
4 7 55 RPM
RPM 8 3 8
3 x 1000 20 x 1000
2 9
2 9 10 60
1 10
1 10
11 11
2. Tachometers
The Sport Boat has two tachome-
ters 2 which display engine rpm.
The one on the left is for the port
engine. The one on the right is for
the starboard engine. For cruising,
adjust the throttle levers so both
engines are running at the same
rpm.
2 2
40 45
35 MPH 50
5 6
5 6 30 7
4 7 4
RPM 55 3 RPM 8
3 8 20 x 1000
x 1000 9
2 9 10 60 2
10
1 10 1
11
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NOTE: Because of the mechanical
throttle linkage, the throttle levers may
not be exactly even with one another
when the engines are running at the
same rpm.
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