Baja Marine 20 manual Shifting to Drive the Boat, Stopping the Engine

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Section 3 • Using Your Boat

it is recommended that the bilge blower run all the time the engine is running.

6.Place drive unit in full DOWN/IN position.

7.Put shift control lever into neutral; then for a:

COLD ENGINE - Move throttle lever forward to full open throttle, then return to about 1/4 throttle. In cold weather, it may be necessary to pump lever several times before engine will start.

WARM ENGINE - Move throttle lever about 1/4 open throttle position. Do not pump lever.

FLOODED ENGINE - Move throttle lever to full open position. DO NOT pump lever. When the engine starts, move throttle lever back rapidly to decrease engine speed to between 1000 and 1500 RPM.

8.Shifting to Drive the Boat

Bring throttle lever all the way back. Once done, the drive is ready to shift.

Move shift lever either forward or reverse. Then move throttle lever forward, the drive unit will engage and boat will start to move slowly in either forward or reverse. Once clear of the dock, mooring, people and/or the no-wake zone and the boat has been shifted into forward gear, move throttle lever forward to desired engine speed.

!caution

Cockpit can fill with water if boat is moving forward, when it is put into reverse.

Before shifting into reverse, shift to neutral, wait for the boat to stop moving forward, then shift into reverse.

8. TO START ENGINE:

Turn ignition keys clockwise,

as you would an automobile

(Fig. 3.5.1)

9.Stopping the Engine

 

(Fig. 3.5.1).

9.

After engine starts, reduce

 

speed to between 1000 and

 

1500 RPM and check oil

 

pressure.

10.

If oil pressure is correct, let

 

engine warm up to normal

 

temperature range as specified

 

in the engine manual, before

(Fig. 3.5.2)

1.Move throttle levers all the way back. Once done, move shift lever to neutral position, which is located in the center. (Fig. 3.5.4).

(fig. 3.5.4)

 

Throttle Lever in Full

 

Throttle Position

 

Throttle Lever in

 

Idle Position

Shift Lever

Shift Lever

in Forward

in Reverse

Position

Position

shifting into forward or reverse

gear (Fig. 3.5.2).

2. Turn ignition keys counter

(Fig. 3.5.5)

clockwise to turn off engine

 

(Fig. 3.5.5).

 

IF ENGINE TEMPERATURE

(Fig. 3.5.3)

GOES ABOVE NORMAL

RANGE. SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY. GET TRAINED HELP TO FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM (Fig. 3.5.3).

IF OIL PRESSURE GOES ABOVE OR BELOW OPERATING RANGE, SHUT ENGINE DOWN IMMEDIATELY. GET TRAINED HELP TO FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

3. If you are leaving the boat

(fig. 3.5.6)

for more than two hours,

 

turn battery switches OFF (Fig. 3.5.6)

20 Outlaw®

3.5

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