rainman1999
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Nov 11, 2008
- Messages
- 34
Well,my worst fear is happening
I took my boat out for a test drive and I have mechanical issues,which is not my strong point) This is my situation; I have a 1999 240 cs Stingray with a 5.7L merc. alpha-one. I bought it used in October and fired it up on muffs to check that it ran. Yesterday was my first " on the water test" The boat hasn't been run since the 2007 season. I drained the gas, changed the oil/fiter, gearcase oil, water-separating filter in the fuel system, then added 10 gallons of fresh gas and launched her. The throttle/shift cable is very stiff. the oil pressure, engine temp, and volts are all good. I had to jiggle/pump the trottle lever to find a "sweet" spot before it would go, an aggressive acceleration isn't working (as to pull a skier). Once on plane I couldn't get more than 30mph and 3200rpms at wot. This boat should do around 50mph. I was thinking maybe she just needs to be run for a bit so I did a few loops and slowed, the shifted to reverse where it got stuck. I throttled forward and actually went bacwards! I finally got it to shift back into forward and just can't get her to go smooth and fast, something is definitely wrong A mechanic suggested my shift cable is corroded and a new one would solve both problems since the shifter and trottle are one) That would be great, but that sounds a little too easy. any mechanics have an opinion on that? I would appreciate any suggestions. I did put new bottom paint on also, except where my rollers are, I was going to keep her back on the trailer after my test run and get the bald spots.
I took my boat out for a test drive and I have mechanical issues,which is not my strong point) This is my situation; I have a 1999 240 cs Stingray with a 5.7L merc. alpha-one. I bought it used in October and fired it up on muffs to check that it ran. Yesterday was my first " on the water test" The boat hasn't been run since the 2007 season. I drained the gas, changed the oil/fiter, gearcase oil, water-separating filter in the fuel system, then added 10 gallons of fresh gas and launched her. The throttle/shift cable is very stiff. the oil pressure, engine temp, and volts are all good. I had to jiggle/pump the trottle lever to find a "sweet" spot before it would go, an aggressive acceleration isn't working (as to pull a skier). Once on plane I couldn't get more than 30mph and 3200rpms at wot. This boat should do around 50mph. I was thinking maybe she just needs to be run for a bit so I did a few loops and slowed, the shifted to reverse where it got stuck. I throttled forward and actually went bacwards! I finally got it to shift back into forward and just can't get her to go smooth and fast, something is definitely wrong A mechanic suggested my shift cable is corroded and a new one would solve both problems since the shifter and trottle are one) That would be great, but that sounds a little too easy. any mechanics have an opinion on that? I would appreciate any suggestions. I did put new bottom paint on also, except where my rollers are, I was going to keep her back on the trailer after my test run and get the bald spots.
