Yamaha 6C Owner's Manual

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Operation37EMU28110Procedure1. Place the gear shift lever in neutral.2. Slightly tilt the outboard motor up. Pullup the shallow water lever.3. The shallow water lever will lock, sup-porting the outboard motor in a partiallyraised position.4. When lowering the outboard motor,slightly tilt it up and push the shallow wa-ter lever down. Slowly lower the out-board motor to the normal position.EMU28195Cruising in other conditionsCruising in salt waterAfter operating in salt water, flush the coolingwater passages with fresh water to preventthem from becoming clogged. Also rinse theoutside of the outboard motor with fresh wa-ter.Cruising in muddy, turbid, or acidic waterYamaha strongly recommends that you usethe optional chromium-plated water pump kit(see page 11) if you use the outboard motorin acidic water or water with a lot of sedimentin it, such as muddy or turbid (cloudy) water.After operating in such water, flush the cool-ing passages with fresh water to prevent cor-rosion. Also rinse the outside of the outboardmotor with fresh water.ZMU02868ZMU02854