Greetings,<br /><br />My first post to this outstanding forum.....<br /><br />I recently purchased an '01 Whaler 13 Sport with a 40HP, 2-cylinder, 2-stroke Merc. I've been boating for some 30 years, but this is my first outboard powered boat.<br /><br />The motor is idling at around 1,000rpm in...