force @ full throttle goes nowhere????help

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i have a 86 forse 50 hp 14 ' bayliner capri. when at very low speeds like in the marina i have no problem. when i go to take off the engine sounds like it's racing but the boat goes very slow. i just replaced the prop with a new one.could it be linkage??? i am stumped ive called every boat place in my area and they couldn't help.

 

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Re: force @ full throttle goes nowhere????help

Welcome to iboats.. You double-posted. But I'll answer it again...You spun out the hub in the prop. Take the prop off, and take it to a prop shop to have a new hub installed. It wiill cost between 30-50 bucks. Consider carrying an extra trash prop in the bilge for quick change-out.<br />The hub is designed to do this when an obstruction is hit. But they can also fail from repeated hole-shots (much like a clutch on a car).<br />So if you do a lot of tubing or water skiing, a spare prop is very desireable to have in your emergency repair kit.<br />The difference between a car clutch and a hub is, once the hub slips once, it usually fails fast.