last year boat started to get hard to shift an would not hold speed at one level, got the shift problem strighten out with alittle grease
but still not able to get it to stay at same speed. keep droping off an have to throttle up.
anyone with a answer or good guess thanks
An idea on the boat/engine combo may be of some importance here.
‘05 Wellcraft 232 Coastal rockin’ a Yammie F225
‘00 Aqua Force Flats 15 w/ Yammie F25
"Kiss my ass, I bought a boat; I’m goin’ out to sea." (Jimmy Buffett covering Lovett)
First guess, shift cable is bad. You’re living on barrowed time.
17’ Henry O Hornet
26’ Palmer Scott
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If the problem is the throttle not staying in the set position, then there usually a friction adjustment under the top cover. Tighten it up a little and check the stiffness of the throttle movement until it takes fair amount of force to move, but is not overly stiff.
Iain Pelto
Sea Hunt Triton 160 w/ 90 ETEC “JB3”
Native Manta Ray 14
boat is a 96 quest with a 96 200 johnson ocean runner. the throttle handle does not seem to move speed just goes away.
What happens at wot? If it drops back how do you throttle up if lever doesn’t move?
1720 KW 110 Johnson
16’ Bonito 65 Johnson
it doesn’t drop when running all out, just when you try an go in crusing speed. say if you get it going 25 it will start droping
maybe a bushing in the binnacle
Thanks,
Paul
GW 257 Advance