Regal 53 SC Owner's Manual page 205

JOYSTICK OVERVIEW
JOYSTICK
A joystick using Mercury "Smartcraft" technology is
standard equipment with the Cummins/Zeus Axius Pre-
mier propulsion package. The Axius joystick piloting sys-
tem uses a joystick to control yacht steering, throttle and
shift simultaneously; basically offers complete vessel slow
speed maneuverability and undermines the need for bow
thrusters.
With the Axius system, your stern drives move indepen-
dently of each other, allowing them to achieve the lat-
eral movement needed to obtain close-quarter maneuvers
with the greatest of ease.
All the captain needs to do is move the joystick in the
direction he wants the boat to move. Since the controls
are proportional, the further the stick is pushed forward,
the faster the boat takes headway in that direction. The
operator can slide a boat sideways into a dock, pin point
it diagonally, spin the vessel on its axis, or do all three
almost simultaneously.
This technology takes much of the panic and confusion
out of low speed maneuvering around close quartered
marina fuel docks, entrance channels and on-the-water
resturants with your yacht.
NOTICE
USE THE JOYSTICK ONLY IN DOCKING
SITUATIONS. USE THE STEERING WHEEL
AND CONTROLS IN ALL OTHER
APPLICATIONS.
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