Cruising In Other Conditions - Yamaha 6C Owner's Manual

Operation
EMU28110
Procedure
1. Place the gear shift lever in neutral.
2. Slightly tilt the outboard motor up. Pull
up the shallow water lever.
3. The shallow water lever will lock, sup-
porting the outboard motor in a partially
raised position.
4. When lowering the outboard motor,
slightly tilt it up and push the shallow wa-
ter lever down. Slowly lower the out-
35
EMU28195

Cruising in other conditions

Cruising in salt water
After operating in salt water, flush the cooling
water passages with fresh water to prevent
them from becoming clogged. Also rinse the
outside of the outboard motor with fresh wa-
ter.
ZMU02868
Cruising in muddy, turbid, or acidic water
Yamaha strongly recommends that you use
the optional chromium-plated water pump kit
(see page 11) if you use the outboard motor
in acidic water or water with a lot of sediment
in it, such as muddy or turbid (cloudy) water.
After operating in such water, flush the cool-
ing passages with fresh water to prevent cor-
rosion. Also rinse the outside of the outboard
motor with fresh water.
ZMU02854
board motor to the normal position.