no plain ,without friend ?

Rich1540

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1985 50hp force on 14' 4''bayliner trophy ,the only way i could get it to plain is friend went to front of boat and it plained right away !prop is good shape put mark on back of prop and it is still straight after running!carb is rebuilt !moved trim pin to all four holes and runs best in second hole in !idles great seems to run excellant reves nice and high ,no tach yet have to get one this i know ! prop has no dents or damage looks like new !
model 507x5a
serial1916
us marine
any suggestions would be a great help ! just restored the boat and this all i have left to do and its driving crazy !
 

Rich1540

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Re: no plain ,without friend ?

just thought about it the prop is a 12 1/2 pitch and i think its 10 3/8!
 

heycookieman

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Re: no plain ,without friend ?

it sounds like it's over proped. I had the same thing with my 125 went down to a 17 from a 21 pitch prop. Runs good now
 
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