Yamaha EXCITER 270 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 31)

OPERATION OF

CONTROLS AND

OTHER FUNCTIONS

STEERING

1 Steering wheel

Your Jet Boat can be steered by turn-

ing the steering wheel the same direc-

tion you wish to travel, to the right or

left. When the wheel is turned, the

angle of the jet (output) nozzles at the

rear of the craft is changed, and the

change in direction of the nozzles

changes the direction of the boat

accordingly. Because the strength of

the jet flow output (thrust) will deter-

mine the speed and direction of a turn,

the throttle must always be opened

above idle when making a turn, except

at idle speed. More thrust will turn the

boat more sharply.

Because boats steer from the stern

(rear), the stern of the boat swings out

in the opposite direction of your turn. If

you turn to the starboard (right), for

example, the stern of the boat will

swing to the left. Keep this in mind

when navigating near a person in the

water, such as a down skier, or an

obstacle, such as a dock.

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You need engine power to turn.

Pulling the throttle levers back to

idle when traveling faster than idle

speeds or shutting off engines can

cause you to hit an obstacle you are

attempting to avoid, even if you are

turning the steering wheel.

ENGINE STOP SWITCH

LANYARD

The lock plate on the end of the lanyard

must be attached to the engine stop

switch for the engines to run. The lan-

yard must be attached to a secure

place on the operator’s personal flota-

tion device (PFD). Should the operator

fall overboard or leave the helm, the

lanyard will pull out the lock plate,

stopping ignition to both engines. This

will prevent the boat from running away

under power.

1 Engine stop switch

➁ Lock-plate

3 Lanyard

WARNING

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