Operation
(2)Attach the engine
(3)Have the passenger move to the rear of the watercraft.
(4)Have the passenger board and sit astride the seat. When a passenger is boarding, both the passenger and the operator should try to balance the watercraft.
(5)Check that the passenger has both feet on the floor of the footwell and is securely
holding on to the operator. Never allow a passenger to ride in front of the operator.
(6)Start the engine, look in all directions, and then accelerate to planing speed.
To board when it is difficult to balance the wa- tercraft at a standstill:
(1)While the passenger is steadying the wa- tercraft, pull yourself up onto the boarding platform into a kneeling position, and then move to the seat and sit astride to balance the watercraft.
(2)Attach the engine
(3)Start the engine and keep it at idle.
(4)Have the passenger pull him or herself up onto the boarding platform into a kneeling
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