Water Vehicle Characteristics - Yamaha GP800Y WaveRunner GP Owner's/Operator's Manual

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WATER VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS

Jet thrust turns the water vehicle. If you
are going faster than trolling speeds
(the lowest maneuvering speed), you
must use throttle to turn. If you release
the throttle completely, you cannot
turn-even if you turn the handlebars.
Practice turning in an open area without
obstructions until you have a good feel
for this maneuver.
Yamaha Water Vehicles are water-jet
propelled. The jet pump is directly con-
nected to the engine. This means that
jet thrust will produce some vehicle
movement whenever the engine is run-
ning. There is no "neutral" position.
Boats, including your water vehicle, do
not have brakes. Release the throttle or
stop the engine to slow down. Remem-
ber, however, that you have no steering
control without throttle.
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Keep hands, feet, hair, and all other
parts of your body and clothing away
from jet intake on the bottom of the hull
while engine is running because they
could be caught in the intake.
Stop the engine and remove the lock
plate from the engine stop lanyard
switch before removing any debris or
weeds
around the jet intake.
Never insert any object in the jet pump
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outlet. Severe injury or death could
result from coming in contact with the
rotating parts of the jet pump.
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