Tilting The Motor - Honda Outboard Motor BF50 Owner's Manual

4. Tilting the Motor
Tilt the motor to prevent the propeller and gear case from hitting bottom
-when the boat is beached or stopped in shallow water.
1. Stop the engine and put the shift leve into NEUTRAL.
2. Pull the tilt lever toward
you; set the lever in the TILT position,
raise the engine to either the 30'.
45' or 70' tilt oosition.
and
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3.To return the engine to the normal RUN position, mdv'e the tilt lever
away from you until it stops, tilt the engine slightly, then lower the
engine slowly.
TILT LEVER
CAUTION: Do not transport the motor in the tilted position; it may drop
suddenly causing damage to the boat or the motor.
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