andrewmaeyaert
Contributing Member
"hey guys. took the boat out t
"hey guys. took the boat out today, and i have a shifting issue. first of all, if you try and put it in gear, it slips, and grinds, and slips out of gear. if i actually manage to get it to stay in gear, it does not want to come out of gear. if i try and put it into reverse, it slams into gear, but it wont come out. you have to shut it off to get it out. i don't know what the heck is going on. it worked awesome last weekend. what going on? by the way i have a 78 800 omc.
also, this is my first omc 800. i hear you guys telling everyone not to drive these outdrives with the tilt up. i live in the Midwest, and i do alot of "beaching the boat." is it ok to run the engines in gear for short periods of time while "beaching" with the tilt up, or no? thanks in advance for the advise."
"hey guys. took the boat out today, and i have a shifting issue. first of all, if you try and put it in gear, it slips, and grinds, and slips out of gear. if i actually manage to get it to stay in gear, it does not want to come out of gear. if i try and put it into reverse, it slams into gear, but it wont come out. you have to shut it off to get it out. i don't know what the heck is going on. it worked awesome last weekend. what going on? by the way i have a 78 800 omc.
also, this is my first omc 800. i hear you guys telling everyone not to drive these outdrives with the tilt up. i live in the Midwest, and i do alot of "beaching the boat." is it ok to run the engines in gear for short periods of time while "beaching" with the tilt up, or no? thanks in advance for the advise."