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    Hard to move throttle forward

    I recently drove a boat with an 09 Evinrude 115 hp HO engine - shifting was fine; however advancing the throttle was difficult - much harder than any engine I have driven in 40 years of boating - the mechanic I talked to said this particular control was set to the "easiest to move setting" - he...
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    1986 115 hp Yamaha won't idle

    My 1986 115 hp Yamaha won't idle; when one shifts into neutral, after starting it, it stops; same is true after it is thoroughly warmed up. It starts and runs fine with the warm up lever raised; as soon as I lower the warm up lever to a speed where I can shift, the engine stops. The only way I...
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