Boating With Passengers; Stopping The Boat - Yamaha 210FSH SPORT 2022 Operator's Manual

Operation

Boating with passengers

WARNING
When passengers are on board, make
sure they are seated and holding onto the
handgrips before you start to accelerate.
An unprepared passenger could lose bal-
ance and fall.
Your boat is designed for one operator and
up to 9 passengers only. Never have more
than 10 people in the boat. Passengers must
sit in one of the seats and hold onto the hand-
grips. Passengers should sit so the weight in
the boat is balanced from side-to-side and
bow-to-stern as much as possible. If the pas-
senger seat in front of the helm is used, be
sure the operator's view ahead is not ob-
structed.
Maximum load:
Total weight of cargo, operator, and
passengers:
1021 kg (2250 lb)
Total weight of operator and passen-
gers:
844 kg (1860 lb)

Stopping the boat

WARNING
 Allow adequate stopping distance.
Take early action to avoid collisions. Re-

member, boats do not have brakes.
 Operate defensively at safe speeds and
keep a safe distance away from people,
objects, and other boats to give you time
to stop.
 Do not shut the engine off when slowing
down in case you need engine power to
steer away from a boat or other obstacle
that comes into your path.
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You will lose steering control if you com-

pletely pull the throttle back to idle. You
need throttle to steer.
 Do not use the reverse function to slow
down or stop the boat from planing
speed as it could cause you to lose con-
trol, be ejected, or impact the steering
wheel or other parts of the boat. This
could increase the risk of serious injury.
The boat is not equipped with a separate
braking system. It is stopped by water resis-
tance after the remote control levers are
moved back to idle. From full speed, the boat
stops in approximately 115 m (377 ft) after
the remote control levers are moved back to
idle. The stopping distance varies depending
on gross weight, water surface conditions,
and wind direction. The stated straight-line
stopping distance should be used for a refer-
ence. The boat slows down as soon as the
remote control levers are returned to idle but
will coast for a distance before fully stopping.
If you are not sure you can stop in time before
hitting an obstacle, apply throttle and turn in
another direction.
115 m (377 ft)