Sea Ray 44 Sedan Bridge Owner's Manual page 69

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! CAUTION
Cockpit can fill with water if boat is moving forward,
when it is put into reverse.
Before shifting into reverse, shift to neutral, wait for
the boat to stop moving forward, then shift into
reverse.
! CAUTION
Shift quickly; easing into gear can damage the
transmission.
Hydraulic controls FORWARD and REVERSE positions
should always be in full travel extremes in either
direction for positive engagement and minimum wear.
REFER TO OWNER'S MANUAL PACKET FOR
INSTRUCTIONS AND WARRANTY INFORMATION.
B. O L
PTIONAL OWER
G S T
EAR HIFT AND
Standard on the 44 DB lower control station is the
Mathers gear shift and throttle engine controls.
®
Read and understand the information in the Owner's
Manual Packet for your yacht model's gear and
throttle control. Your yacht has start in-gear
protection. For safety's sake and as a good habit
to get into, always put the gear selector in the
NEUTRAL position and the throttle
! WARNING
Shift selector(s) to NEUTRAL before starting engines.
Shift only when engine is at IDLE.
Reversing at high speeds can cause flooding/
swamping due to water being pushed over the
transom.
44 Sedan Bridge (455 Sedan Bridge)
3 • U
ECTION
C S
ONTROL TATION
C
HROTTLE ONTROLS
Y B
SING OUR
E S & T
NGINE HIFT
(F . 3.7.1)
IG
GEARSHIFT
FORWARD
NEUTRAL
REVERSE
GEARSHIFT
D
A SYNCHRONIZATION INDICATOR LIGHT
B
STBD STATION-IN-CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT
C
STATION TRANSFER CONTROL
D
PORT STATION-IN-CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT
!
Shift quickly; easing into gear can damage the
transmission.
Hydraulic controls FORWARD and REVERSE
positions should always be in full travel extremes in
either direction for positive engagement and
minimum wear.
OAT
F
HROTTLE UNCTIONS
FULL
FORWARD
THROTTLE
THROTTLE
FORWARD
IDLE
REVERSE
FULL
REVERSE
THROTTLE
THROTTLE
A
B
C
CAUTION
3.7