Hello all, first time posting on this sitre but have been reading posts ect here for some time. My problem is with my boat, 1989 four winns 211 has 350 merc i/o long story short got it in the water and docked it with no rpoblems. went the next and took it out, didnt seem to "get up and go" (was still in wake zone anyways so wasnt really pushing it) than right at the end of the river/wake zone, about mile or so i put into nuetral because it seemed to overheat and the engine shut off. at first i thought i needed to clean out the header manifolds (only thing not done before put inw ater) got towed back in and noticed oil around my boat, long sotry short all oil drained from motor, no head gasket was blown and after quick inspection of motor put oil in and tried running it, now it seems like no electric power is going to motor, new battery plus charged battery to make sure, any suggestions? i may get breaker abr to make sure motor is still good, however i do not seem to think that is the issue, all fuses were checked as well, could not see if there is fuse box on the throttle (the outboard will not rise up or down so im assumign there must be electrical prob there of some sort) im fairly new to boat mechanics so all and any advice is most appreciated thanks for your time.i was just told i could clean some of the rust off like i said im not a seasoned boater haha and yes did all the winterizing stuff im assuming there must be a leak in the hoses to the filter that lead to the oil leak and/or the bolt wasnt on tight enough what would cause the no power to the throttle??yes they are not realted 2 seperate issues i believe i can/have fixed the oil/heating issue however now i am not sure how to handle the fact i am not getting power to the throttle handleyea i do need the manuals i was taking to a place, but waiting list is 2 weeks out so in meantime trying to figure it out power goes to everything, dash, lgihts, navi, ect however the throttle is powerless by my assumption, on the handle i can raise lower the outboard motor, and that is not working and when turning the key sounds like there is not enough power to stat it (sounds like dead battery, however i ahve checked and that is not the cause)yes sorry i ahve an inboard/out merc the outdrive can not be brought up by the lever on my throttle handle also my motor will not turn over i have checked my motor and seems to all be in order however once it stops raining here i hope to use a breaker bar to make sure it truely is all in order if the motor is fine than im havign an ignition problem and im not sure why i cant raise the outdrive am i communicating eveything correctly? i apologize if not im familiar with autos, boats are new to me any other tips/ideas?
