Section 3 • Using Your Boat

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,

8.TO START ENGINE:

Turn ignition keys clockwise, as you would an automobile (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 shifting into forward or reverse gear (Fig. 3.5.2).

(Fig. 3.5.1)

(Fig. 3.5.2)

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.

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.

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Baja Marine 23 manual Shifting to Drive the Boat, To Start Engine