1999 Mercury 25hp 2 Stroke Prop/Motor problems

prodigey1

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I have a 16 foot flat bottom Jon with a Mercury 25hp 2 stoke last week i lost the prop while in the river. I couldnt remember the pitch of old prop so i bought a 12 pitch new one. Now motor jerks hard while starting out in gear and struggles to get on plane or move and wraps out and sometimes just sits there. I have tried trimming motor and still no luck...Is something wrong with my motor or just wrong pitch? I hate to keep buying more props in different pitches if thats not the case. Thanks in advance
 

flyingscott

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13" pitch is the standard prop so I don't think that is the problem. Did you hit something and lost the prop?
 

flyingscott

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Is the primer knob turned to high idle? Is the primer knob still in the out position?
 
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