Funny thing about this outboard is if it sits up more than a week it seems to run like crap. I have to pull all 4 carbs off, clean them and then reinstall them. I do not know why. I use ethanol free gas now with Lucas Marin fuel treatment. I have tried sta-bil.
Nothing will get me past two...
I have a mercury 3000 classic. I need the throttle only button to do engine warm ups, and per my manual it’s the only way to do a compression test. My button will no longer allow me to send the throttle lever forward. I am looking for a replacement for the control box. This is a flush mount on...
I think so. Now my rps are at 5200 at wot instead of 5800 all the time. So Now it time to look for a new prop to gain some rps to get in the wot range for this outboard.
I lifted my outboard today and it seems to be running smooth and turning on a dime for a pontoon. Video attached. Please check it out to see if this is the way it should look
I understand. Now that I know that I’m not just hitting the rev limit every time I am crossing a large body of water the prop is not that big of a deal. I need to get the rooms repairs first. Last night I was looking and some idiot put a screw in the bottom of both toons. I pulled them out and...
I have a 21ft sun tracker bass buggy signature series.
Ok the mechanic that I talked to said on this outboard the rev limiter is 5800 rpm’s.
I found a neighbor down the street that had an 14x11 pitch 4blade prop on his pontoon almost the same boat exactly except he has a newer outboard his is a...
I am going to try to lift it up and give it a try. It depends on if my cherry picker can get that high. And yes the prop is a little beat up I was doing some shallow water fishing and I bottomed out and had to use my trolling motor to get me out
Well the jack plate is not going to work I will not have enough play in my steering cable. I will just have to lift it up. I attached a picture of my water level
I’m looking for a few more mph and I want the right prop for my boat. I took it to a marina about an hour away. They did not have any props in stock for my boat but he did say that my cavitation plate was way too low and lifting my outboard a few holes would not help. That I needed to reposed...
I spoke with a mercury technician and he said the rev limiter is 5800 rpm and I needed to at least move up to a 12 pitch. When I read the manual it says pontoon us a 11 pitch but for boats that is under 3000lbs use a 13 pitch. My pontoon is 2300lbs. I do not know I am confused it I go up to an...
