Yamaha 6C Owner's Manual

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Operation36equipped).5. Hold the rear of the top cowling with onehand and tilt the engine up fully.6. Push the tilt support knob into the clampbracket. Or the tilt support bar will turn tothe lock position automatically.NOTICE: Do not use the tilt supportlever or knob when trailering theboat. The outboard motor couldshake loose from the tilt support andfall. If the motor cannot be trailered inthe normal running position, use anadditional support device to secure itin the tilt position. For more detailedinformation, see page 38. [ECM01641]EMU28013Procedure for tilting down (manualtilt models)1. Slightly tilt the engine up.2. On models equipped with a tilt supportknob, pull it out.3. Slowly tilt the engine down.EMU28061Shallow waterEMU28073Cruising in shallow water (manual tiltmodels)WARNINGEWM01781 Run the boat at the lowest possiblespeed when using the shallow watercruising system. The tilt lock mecha-nism does not work while the shallowwater cruising system is being used.Hitting an underwater obstacle couldcause the outboard motor to lift out ofthe water, resulting in loss of control. Use extra care when operating in re-verse. Too much reverse thrust cancause the outboard motor to lift out ofthe water, increasing the chance of ac-cident and personal injury.NOTICEECM00260Do not tilt the outboard motor up so thatthe cooling water inlet on the lower unit isabove the surface of the water when set-ting up for and cruising in shallow water.Otherwise severe damage from overheat-ing can result.ZMU02854ZMU02887ZMU02888