Procedure For Tilting Down (Manual Tilt Models); Procedure For Tilting Down (Power Tilt Models); Shallow Water; Cruising In Shallow Water (Manual Tilt Models) - Yamaha FT8D Owner's Manual

Operation
tilt switch / power tilt switch "
retract the trim rods. NOTICE: Make
sure that the trim rods retracts com-
pletely during mooring. This protects
the rods from marine growth and cor-
rosion, which could damage the pow-
er trim and tilt mechanism.
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Procedure for tilting down (manual tilt
models)
1. Place the tilt lock lever in the lock posi-
tion.
2. Slightly tilt the engine up until the tilt sup-
port bar is automatically released.
3. Slowly tilt the engine down.
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Procedure for tilting down (power tilt
models)
1. Push the power tilt switch "
the outboard motor is supported by the tilt
rod and the tilt support knob becomes
free.
2. Pull out the tilt support knob.
50
" (down) to
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3. Push the power tilt switch "
lower the outboard motor to the desired
position.
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Cruising in shallow water (manual tilt
models)
" (up) until
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Run the boat at the lowest possible
G
speed when using the shallow water
cruising system. The tilt lock mecha-
nism does not work while the shallow
water cruising system is being used. Hit-
ting an underwater obstacle could
cause the outboard motor to lift out of
the water, resulting in loss of control.
UP
DN
DN

Shallow water

WARNING
" (down) to
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