Turning The Sport Boat; Boating With Passengers; Boarding From The Water - Yamaha AR230 Owner's/Operator's Manual

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PERATION

TURNING THE SPORT BOAT

Steering control depends on the com-
bination of steering wheel position and
the amount of throttle.
Water sucked in through the intake
grate is pressurized by the impeller in
the jet pump. As the pressurized water
is expelled from the pump through the
jet thrust nozzle, it creates thrust to
move and steer the Sport Boat. The
higher the engine speed, the more
thrust is produced.
The amount of jet thrust, in addition to
the position of the steering wheel,
determines how sharply you turn.
A. More throttle produces high thrust,
so the Sport Boat will turn more
sharply.
B. Less throttle produces low thrust, so
the Sport Boat will turn more gradu-
ally.
C. Pulling the levers back to idle or
Neutral produces only minimum
thrust. If you are traveling at speeds
above trolling, you will have rapidly
decreasing ability to steer without
throttle. You may still have some
turning ability immediately after
pulling the throttles back to idle, but
one the engine slows down, the
Sport Boat will no longer respond to
steering wheel input until you apply
throttle again or you reach a trolling
speed.
At trolling speed, the Sport Boat can
be turned gradually by steering
wheel position alone using just the
amount of thrust available at engine
idle.
D. If the engines are stopped, there is
no thrust. The Sport Boat will go
straight even though the steering
wheel is turned.
YOU NEED THROTTLE TO STEER.
A
B
C
D
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TURNING LEFT
40 45
35 MPH 50
5 6
5 6 30 4 7
4 7 55 RPM
3 RPM 8 3 x 1000 8
x 1000 20
9 10 60 2 9
2
10 1 10
1 SE 1/2
11 11
FUEL
TURNING RIGHT
40 45
35 MPH 50
5 6
5 6 30 4 7
4 7 55 RPM
RPM 8 3 8
3 x 1000 20 x 1000
2 9
2 9 10 60
10
1 10 1
11 SE 1/2 11
FUEL
WARNING
Do not pull the throttle levers
back to idle when trying to steer
away from objects – you need
throttle to steer.
Be sure passengers are holding
on before making turns. An
unprepared passenger could lose
balance and fall.
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O
PERATION

BOATING WITH PASSENGERS

When one or more passengers are on
board, the boat may handle differently,
so operating it requires a higher degree
of skill.
Remember: Your Sport Boat
designed for one operator and up to
nine passengers only. Never have
more than ten people in the Sport Boat.
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 passenger seat in front of the
helm is used, be sure the operator's
view ahead is not obstructed.
Passengers must sit in one of the seats
and hold onto the grips while putting
both feet on the deck.
WARNING
When passengers are on board,
make sure they are seated and hold-
ing on before you start to accelerate.
An unprepared passenger could
lose balance and fall.

BOARDING FROM THE WATER

WARNING
Severe internal injuries can occur if
water is forced into body cavities as
a result of being near the jet thrust
nozzles.
Do not board from the rear, use
swim platform, or swim behind
boat if engines are running.
Stay away from the back of the
boat when engines are running.
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