Yamaha AR230 Owner's/Operator's Manual page 38

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EATURES
l Do not shift into Reverse while
traveling at planing speeds. Loss
of control, boat swamping, or
damage to the boat could occur.
NOTE: This boat is equipped with
"start-in-gear" protection. The engines
will not start unless the levers are in the
Neutral position.
The shift lever controls the direction of
travel.
The drive line on the boat is direct
drive, so jet thrust is always being pro-
duced while the engines are running.
The direction of the boat is controlled
by jet pump gates which direct the flow
of the jet thrust as follows:
Forward
The jet pump gates are lifted all the
way up. All jet thrust is to the rear,
which moves the boat forward.
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UNCTIONS
Neutral
The jet pump gates are dropped down
part way over the jet nozzles. Some jet
thrust is to the rear and some jet thrust
is redirected forward. This balance of
thrust acts like "neutral" to keep the
boat from moving.
WARNING
Leave the throttles in the idle posi-
tion when Neutral is selected. The
boat will start moving as if it was in
Forward or Reverse if engine speed
is increased above idle in Neutral.
Reverse
The jet pump gates are dropped all the
way down over the jet nozzles. Jet thrust
is redirected toward the bow of the boat,
which moves the boat backward.
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