User manual

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Passengers must sit in one of the seats and hold onto the grips while putting both feet on the deck.
When passengers are on board, make sure they are seated and holding on before you start to accelerate. An
unprepared passenger could lose balance and fall.
Boarding From a Dock or Landing Jetty
1. Board the boat from the side. One person should board at a time by stepping into the boat. Never jump in.
Avoid stepping on slick gelcoat surfaces on the boat’s gunwales, especially if wet.
2. Sit in one of the seats provided and put both feet on the deck.
Stopping
The Skeeter boat is not equipped with a separate braking system. It is stopped by water resistance after the
throttle levers are moved back to idle. The stopping distance varies depending on gross weight, water surface
conditions, and wind direction. The boat slows down as soon as the throttle lever is returned to idle but will coast
for a distance before fully stopping. If you are not sure you can stop in time before hitting an obstacle, apply
throttle and turn in another direction.
You will lose most steering control if you put the throttle lever in Neutral.
OPERATION
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