Re: 1988 Bayliner will not go faster then 5 mph
you need to get some model airplane paint..White or silver will show-up better.<br />Paint a marker-thick line from the prop shaft, across the hub of the prop, out to one of the blades. Let Dry. Go for a shakdown, and see if the paint line broke, and your mark is no longer one continuous line. This would indicate a spun out hub.<br /><br />If you can get full RPM,but boat don't motivate (like a slipping clutch, or automatic transission low on fluid), it's a "spun out hub". If you are skiing,or like to do hole shots, these props spin out extremely easy. <br />If you cannot get full RPM, you may be under powered. Many Bayliner Capri hulls came standard with the Force 50HP (i don't know what you have), but if this is your setup, and you have a load of two adults and one dog, it will take 5 minutes to plane-out,even in the best of trim. Top speed with one average wieght pilot, you will be lucky to get 30MPH.In which case, you may want to look into a larger motor with more HP.
<br />Hello everybody.<br /><br />For about the last 4 months we having been dealing with a problem, which the boat mechanics at our local boat shop can't even seem to fix. It has been in the shop 4 times for a speed issue. They are getting tried of seeing us (LOL). <br /><br />The boat will not go faster then 5 mph (if that). They have replaced several things in the engine; they have also replaced the handle. Nothing seems to work.<br /><br />The boat seems to go faster backwards then it does when we have it going forward.<br />We lifted the motor out of the water a bit, while we were doing a test run after we got the boat back, and the prop turns slowly, but when we but the boat in reverse the prop seems to being turning very fast with no problems.<br /><br />Changed the prop out for a better one = no help<br />Boat = 1989 Bayliner<br />Motor = Force 125 HP outboard<br /><br />Is there anything that I can look for or suggest to the mechanics?<br /><br />Thanks for your time<br />Joey B.
