propeller ?

[Ishboo25]

hey guys, i was out on the boat yesterday, a 77 searay with a 228, and we were cruisin along, i started to open it up a little bit and pretty much it felt like the boat went into neutral..... the rpms went up but the boat slowed down to nothing.....so i stopped and put the boat in neutral, then back into forward, it started to go again..... i would imagine it'd be the gears in the prop? is driving it like that gunna leave me stranded somewhere?

 

[warlock73]

Re: propeller ?

It sounds to me that something happened to the latch that holds the motor down. maybe it gave way under High Rpms. When you put it back in Nuetral it latched again. Check the trim latch on the outside under the motor, should be a latch of some kind.

 

[junior1113]

Re: propeller ?

Check Lower Unit Oil, If Its Not Full Of Metalic Flakes Or Milky Then You Spun Your Hub Take Prop Off Examin Hub On Rear Of Prop If Its Beat Up Time For Rehub On Prop If Oil Is Metalic Gears Are Shot USSUALY A SPUN HUB WONT GET U ON A PLANE

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: propeller ?

Sounds like you have a spun hub. Put 2 marks opposite each other on the hub. One on the inner part and one on the outer then try it again. The marks should stay lined up, if not the prop needs to be re-hubbed.

 

[junior1113]

Re: propeller ?

It sounds to me that something happened to the latch that holds the motor down. maybe it gave way under High Rpms. When you put it back in Nuetral it latched again. Check the trim latch on the outside under the motor, should be a latch of some kind.

A 228 IS AN INBOARD OUTBOARD

 

[72SideWinderSS]

Re: propeller ?

Was there crap in the river/Lake?

 

[Ishboo25]

Re: propeller ?

the gear oil is good, no metal flakes of any kind,and the boat will plane.... im gunna take the boat out again tomorrow so i will draw some lines before hand and check to see how the rear of the prop is..... as far as the water, i was in lake erie, its really clean compared to some places ive seen....