Thanks. This is not a normal noise. Whining was a poor choice of words. It's more like a loud screeching, like a bearing going out or something running without sufficient fluid.
On the other issue, yes throttle control is set for WOT and it suddenly loses all power.
Greetings. I have a 115 hp Yamaha 4 stroke on a 18.5' aluminum boat. Built for fishing and hunting, but regularly misused for pulling kids on skis and tubes, so the throttle is used/abused a lot powering up and down. Was pulling kids the other day when a loud whining noise began. Sounds very...
