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What Happens When You Release the Throttle

Hands maintaining control of a PWC: steering straight ahead

The operator is holding down the throttle lever and steering the PWC straight ahead.

Hands maintaining control of a PWC: releasing the throttle; inset image to show the same

The operator releases the throttle lever.

Hands maintaining control of a PWC: with no throttle, the PWC keeps going forward

With the throttle released, the PWC continues to go straight ahead even though the operator is trying to turn to the right.

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