GOOD NEWS. . . . The PICTURE UPLOAD FUNCTION IS WORKING !!! The tech folks at the parent company have been able to remedy the issue. You can upload pictures once again. Thank you for your patience.
Fires up and runs perfectly on muffs and initially in water. Runs great and trolling speed and at high speed (on plane).
At moderate speed however, when the engine is working to get the boat on plane, it tends to pop/backfire which causes power loss.
backing off the throttle helps get it back to...