Trimming O Utboard M Otor - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Operation
Tighten t he a ir v ent s crew o n t he f uel
3.
tank c ap ( if e quipped).
4. Remove t he k ey i f t he b oat w ill b e l eft u n-
attended.
When y ou l eave y our b oat, s et t he
5.
Outboards S ecurity S ystem t o t he l ock
mode b y p ressing t he l ock b utton o f t he
remote c ontrol t ransmitter. S hort b eep
will s ound o nce w hen l ocking t he s ecuri-
ty s ystem. T he l ock m ode i s s elected
only w hen t he m ain s witch i s i n t he "
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(off) p osition. F or f urther i nformation,
see p age 2 1. W ARNING! D o n ot s et
the O utboards S ecurity S ystem i n t he
lock m ode w hen y ou s top t he e ngine
at o ffshore.
TIP:
The e ngine c an a lso b e s topped b y p ulling
the c ord a nd r emoving t he c lip f rom t he e n-
gine s hut-off s witch, t hen t urning t he m ain
switch t o " " ( off).
Trimming o utboard m otor
WARNING
Excessive t rim f or t he o perating c ondi-
tions ( either t rim u p o r t rim d own) c an
cause b oat i nstability a nd c an m ake
steering t he b oat m ore d ifficult. T his i n-
creases t he p ossibility o f a n a ccident. I f
the b oat b egins t o f eel u nstable o r i s h ard
to s teer, s low d own a nd/or r eadjust t he
trim a ngle.
The t rim a ngle o f t he o utboard m otor h elps
determine t he p osition o f t he b ow o f t he b oat
in t he w ater. C orrect t rim a ngle w ill h elp i m-
prove p erformance a nd f uel e conomy w hile
reducing s train o n t he e ngine. C orrect t rim
angle d epends u pon t he c ombination o f
boat, e ngine, a nd p ropeller. C orrect t rim i s
also a ffected b y v ariables s uch a s t he l oad i n
the b oat, s ea c onditions, a nd r unning s peed.
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