Procedure For Tilting Down; Shallow Water; Cruising In Shallow Water - Yamaha F4B Owner's Manual

2. Fuel joint cap
6. Hold the rear of the top cowling and fully
tilt the outboard motor up. Slightly lower
the outboard motor from the fully tilted up
position and fit the tilt support bar secure-
ly into the holder located on the clamp
bracket.
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1. Tilt support bar
2. Holder
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Procedure for tilting down

1. Slightly tilt the outboard motor up.
2. Slowly tilt the outboard motor down while
pulling the tilt support bar up.
1. Tilt support bar
3. Turn the steering friction adjuster coun-
terclockwise to set the steering friction
according to
WARNING! If there is too much resis-
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operator preference.
tance it could be difficult to steer,
which could result in an accident.
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1. Steering friction adjuster
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Shallow water

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Cruising in shallow water

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WARNING
Operate the boat at the lowest possible
G
speed when cruising in shallow water.
Hitting an underwater obstacle could
cause the outboard motor to lift out of
the water, resulting in loss of control.
When cruising in shallow water, do not
G
operate in reverse. Reverse thrust can
cause the outboard motor to lift out of
the water, increasing the chance of an
accident and personal injury.
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NOTICE
Do not tilt the outboard motor up so that
the cooling water inlet on the lower unit is
above the surface of the water when set-
ting up for and cruising in shallow water.
Otherwise severe damage from overheat-
ing can result.
Operation
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