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Thanks for your reply. It's a 65 HP, the linkages move freely. The muffs are just the average rubber suction variety attached to a garden hose. I also tried starting it in a barrel of water. It revvs FULL out ...but what concerns me even more, is the volume of it. Sounds like a dirt bike...
I started my boat last week after a cold long winter.... I put on water muffs on and turned the key (and the motor revved up to full throttle and sounded like a single engine plane taking off!!!) ...something is seriously wrong! It ran fantastic last summer. I didn't properly winterize it some...