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5.7 Mercruiser Issue In Shallow Water
I bought a used boat (Four Winns Liberator 211) and I have noticed an
odd behavior. When I am in shallow water and I attempt to accelerate,
the engine revs but the boat does not accelerate like it should. It
feels like the prop is not spinning like it should be for the given
RPM, and then it may or may not catch allowing the boat accelerate
forward. When in deeper water, this never happens. This is only an
issue because I live on a channel and have to go through shallow water
to get to the lakes. Is this normal or any ideas on what might be
wrong? The shallow water is muddy but I don't believe there are any
hard obstructions (rocks, etc.)Thanks for any help. |
tplatson
Aug 8
2006
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| Neat. In article <fAoCg.1701$Sn3.1166@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
"NOYB" <noyb@noyb.com> wrote: |
Huss
Aug 9
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| Maybe you have weeds stuck around the propeller? When this happens try a
little shot in reverse (to get rid of the weeds if any) and then resume your
acceleration. <tplatson@comcast.net> wrote in message |
ega
Aug 9
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| What is your definition of "shallow"? |
Aug 9
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| When you accelerate in shallow water, the bow rises, and the skeg of the
outdrive lower unit gets thrust down into the bottom. You're dragging
bottom. The solution:
find deeper water before accelerating. Or you can use a trick the flats boats use down here. Cut the wheel hard to
starboard, hit the throttle, and the moment the boat starts to pop on plane,
immediately cut the wheel back to center and continue on your way.
<tplatson@comcast.net> wrote in message |
NOYB
Aug 9
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| Can it be that your propellor sucks all the water out from underneath
your boat and you get grounded?? In article <1155099251.199854.107870@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
tplatson@comcast.net wrote: |
Huss
Aug 9
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