Captains Handbook | Page 19

OPERATING YOUR BOAT f Operating your boat The dashboards of our boats are very similar to those of a car but the control levers are different. The controls The control lever engages the propeller to move the boat forwards or backwards and to accelerate. This same lever, in the neutral position, also allows the engine to be revved without engaging the propeller (and so without the boat moving), which is useful for starting and heating the engine, or recharging the batteries. Some boats have dual controls (a steering position on the upper and lower decks). To change from one steering position to the other: Never change positions while the boat is moving. stop the boat; ensure that the two throttle levers (external and internal) are in the neutral position; turn the transfer handle a quarter of a turn (Do not force the system: if it does not work, this is because one of the levers is not exactly in neutral). 19