Tilting U P A Nd D Own; Procedure F Or T Ilting U P; Models) - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Bow D own
Too m uch t rim-in c auses t he b oat t o " plow"
through t he w ater, d ecreasing f uel e conomy
and m aking i t h ard t o i ncrease s peed. O per-
ating w ith e xcessive t rim-in a t h igher s peeds
also m akes t he b oat u nstable. R esistance a t
the b ow i s g reatly i ncreased, h eightening t he
danger o f " bow s teering" a nd m aking o pera-
tion d ifficult a nd d angerous.
TIP:
Depending o n t he t ype o f b oat, t he o utboard
motor t rim a ngle m ay h ave l ittle e ffect o n t he
trim o f t he b oat w hen o perating.
Tilting u p a nd d own
If t he e ngine w ill b e s topped f or s ome t ime o r
if t he b oat i s m oored i n s hallows, t he o ut-
board m otor s hould b e t ilted u p t o p rotect t he
propeller a nd l ower c asing f rom d amage b y
collision w ith o bstructions, a nd a lso t o r e-
duce s alt c orrosion.
WARNING
Make s ure t hat n o o ne i s n ear t he o ut-
board m otor w hen t ilting t he o utboard
motor u p o r d own. O therwise, b ody p arts
could b e c rushed b etween t he o utboard
motor a nd t he c lamp b racket.
WARNING
Leaking f uel i s a f ire h azard. I f t here i s a
fuel j oint o n t he o utboard m otor, d iscon-
nect t he f uel l ine o r c lose t he f uel c ock i f
the e ngine w ill b e t ilted f or m ore t han a
few m inutes. O therwise f uel m ay l eak.
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NOTICE
B efore t ilting t he o utboard m otor, s top
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the e ngine b y f ollowing t he p rocedure
on p age 6 1. N ever t ilt t he o utboard m o-
tor w hile t he e ngine i s r unning. S evere
damage f rom o verheating c an r esult.
D o n ot t ilt u p t he e ngine b y p ushing t he
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tiller h andle ( if e quipped) b ecause t his
could b reak t he h andle.
Procedure f or t ilting u p ( hydro t ilt
models)
P lace t he r emote c ontrol l ever / g ear
1.
shift l ever i n n eutral.
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