Thank you..yes i checked the air vent in cowling and the lower vent by bottom of carb theres no debris. So i guess i will allow mechanic to rebuild my carbs and then see where we are after that. The previous owner said he never had carbs worked on. But he Only owned the boat for 4 months. And when purchased he said he has big boat now so this one just sits. He told me it was last ran 2 weeks prior to me purchase. Everything seemed well when he took me for test ride but after i purchased and really tried to open her up thats when i started noticing sluggish things at about 4000 rpm. Weirdest part is how all of a sudden last i used she will not go with cowling on maybe because the air/fuel mixture? The carbs might not be functioning with the air/fuel mixture when cowlng on? I am boggled thanks everyone for your comments greatly appreciated.
What does a dyno look like for an outboard engine..he used the earmuffs with hose when diagnosing it but im not sure if he has a dyno in the shop. He has been is business for 27 years so i hope he has all the proper things. Its a pretty big shop he mostly works on big boats but he has no problem helping me out. Most mechanics i called wouldnt even look at my engine for 2 weeks or more. I called around from yellow pages and ran into eagle marine the owner burt seemed very nice and he looked at my engine that day just they cant work on it until next wednesday.
I am not sure if they have that..most mechanics in my area i think just have tanks. All i can do is pray that this guy and his mechanics know what they are doing 27 years seems like a solid amount of time in the business. If they werent any good i dont see how they would last that long. They charge 100 an hour for labor is that a fair charge?Dyno's are close to a must working on engines unless you want to race around the harbor or put it in a test tank every time you need to put a load on it.
I ran close to a one-man-show and ran all engines above 45HP on it, similar to the one on the pic below, could not live without it!! Bought it directly from the US late 80's so they have been around quite some time.
I was even distributor in Norway for them for several years.(K&O)
That type is just an hydraulic pump which you put on the propshaft and may read out the engine torque. Added with a muffler, you even got correct back pressure.
There are today more modern versions with corrosion sensors and water brakes that may be hooked up to a comp that gives HP rating directly.
I called them and asked how they load test and they said they have a boat ramp that they use to do load testing.
Thank you..very kind words great to see theres still good people out there.
