I have a 2001 60hp Merc 4 stroke. i recently bought the boat and am now working out the kinks. on its first voyage it wouldn't go faster then 5 mph. I put 4 new carb kits in, new fuel with additive, checked plugs while boat was running and have all four cylinders. Motor was check and also has good compression.
I took it out again today for attempt two, and it was definetly running better. It would hit 13mph then bogg....Then sometimes slowly work its way up to 22-24mph (which is where i believe it should be at) I do believe the shift cable needs to be replaces as i had to put a lot of weight on it to get it to go all the way down. Im kinda at a cross-roads of where to go from here with the bogging issue, would a shift cable have anything to do with that? any help and ideas would be appreciated thanks.
I took it out again today for attempt two, and it was definetly running better. It would hit 13mph then bogg....Then sometimes slowly work its way up to 22-24mph (which is where i believe it should be at) I do believe the shift cable needs to be replaces as i had to put a lot of weight on it to get it to go all the way down. Im kinda at a cross-roads of where to go from here with the bogging issue, would a shift cable have anything to do with that? any help and ideas would be appreciated thanks.