ropedyboater
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"Help ~ Vacation w/ little kid
"Help ~ Vacation w/ little kids coming up soon !!!
I HAVE A 5.7 ALPHA LX (250 HP) w/ about 300 hrs. on it. Seems to be running fine But last time out at full throttle, and ~4,000 RPM's she was only slugging along at ~ 28 mph instead of near 60 mph !!! I thought I blew the prop' bushing, etc... took out of the water, re-assembled it, etc... it appears to be properly engaged & fine... ? What's giving me my power loss, (bottom was pretty "fouled", but that shouldn't knock off half the thrust ! Right ??? What could be wrong ? Lower unit seems ok too, but not sure, turns in neutral, only clockwise when in fwd, no sounds, runs w/ trust at slow speeds fine ???
huh ?"
"Help ~ Vacation w/ little kids coming up soon !!!
I HAVE A 5.7 ALPHA LX (250 HP) w/ about 300 hrs. on it. Seems to be running fine But last time out at full throttle, and ~4,000 RPM's she was only slugging along at ~ 28 mph instead of near 60 mph !!! I thought I blew the prop' bushing, etc... took out of the water, re-assembled it, etc... it appears to be properly engaged & fine... ? What's giving me my power loss, (bottom was pretty "fouled", but that shouldn't knock off half the thrust ! Right ??? What could be wrong ? Lower unit seems ok too, but not sure, turns in neutral, only clockwise when in fwd, no sounds, runs w/ trust at slow speeds fine ???
huh ?"