On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 05:37:20 GMT, "Stanley Barthfarkle"
wrote:

Gotta pull the throttle lever (perpendicular to the direction you move to
throttle forward or backward) while in the neutral position in order to
engage the starter.. Moving the throttle back to center does engage neutral,
but for safety you must pull out on the throttle lever to enable the
starter. It's a safety thing.

For what it's worth, I wish I'd gotten an experienced boater to go out with
us the first time we launched our boat. It would have saved a LOT of hassle
and uncertainty, mistakes, etc. (Fiberglass is a bitch to repair There
are so many things to remember when boating that a new boater will surely
forget some of them. Trailer hookups, equipment checks, towing, backing,
launching, starting, safety checks, spare parts and tools, waterway rules,
emergency procedures, docking, loading, etc., etc. Be safe- take along an
experienced boater your first time out.

Good advice.

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717