dlevine2100
New member
Hello all.
I am a new boat owner, new to this forum.
We bought a 2007 Chaparral 246ssi with a Mercruiser engine.
Now that I am getting to know the boat better, I am starting to notice things. The engine starts and runs good, but I am noticing that starting at about 2600 RPMs, and definitely at 2800 RPMs, I think the engine is misfiring a bit. It is subtle, and me being a new boat owner, wasn't obvious initially. I think there is also a small loss of power coinciding with the subtle misfirings. If I reve it up more, then probably it runs fine at 3300 RPMs or higher. When I am pulling my kids, the engine is around 3000 RPMs, so this is starting to bother me. Any idea of what could be wrong? I have never worked on a boat engine, but I am willing to give it a try if it is something reasonably simple.
Thanks much!
David
I am a new boat owner, new to this forum.
We bought a 2007 Chaparral 246ssi with a Mercruiser engine.
Now that I am getting to know the boat better, I am starting to notice things. The engine starts and runs good, but I am noticing that starting at about 2600 RPMs, and definitely at 2800 RPMs, I think the engine is misfiring a bit. It is subtle, and me being a new boat owner, wasn't obvious initially. I think there is also a small loss of power coinciding with the subtle misfirings. If I reve it up more, then probably it runs fine at 3300 RPMs or higher. When I am pulling my kids, the engine is around 3000 RPMs, so this is starting to bother me. Any idea of what could be wrong? I have never worked on a boat engine, but I am willing to give it a try if it is something reasonably simple.
Thanks much!
David