I ran my boat today near low tide w/o a depth finder. The water was real dirty, but i thought i knew the area well enough. anyways, while running near idle, i hear the motor rpms drop suddenly. i cut off the motor, and realized there was only a few inches of water under the prop. I paddled to deeper water then restarted the motor. The motor sounded fine, and i noticed water pumps out of the back steady for 4-5 seconds then stops for a second and repeats 4-5 seconds steady again.
I just had the impellor replaced so i guess this is normal (i've only ran the boat 3-4 times). But when, I started flushing the motor after i got home d after about 2 minutes the rpm's dropped all of sudden like it had before. I cut off, and then started it back and it was fine. I don't think the prop every made contact with the sand (while it was in the water by the way.
I just had the impellor replaced so i guess this is normal (i've only ran the boat 3-4 times). But when, I started flushing the motor after i got home d after about 2 minutes the rpm's dropped all of sudden like it had before. I cut off, and then started it back and it was fine. I don't think the prop every made contact with the sand (while it was in the water by the way.