quicksilver control unit

[socalboataddict]

hi folks<br /><br />took out my "new" used boat out today for the first time and had a bit of a problem.<br /><br />if anyone can point me in the right direction, i'd appreciated very MUCH.<br /><br />i have a 1994 mercury O/B 90hp with the quicksilver 3000 control unit. <br /><br />after a sucessful launch, i started the engine and attempted to back the boat away from the dock. to my horror, the boat wouldn't go into reverse but lunged forward even i clearly had the control unit in the reverse mode. no damage to the boat so far. whewwww!!!!<br /><br />no problem, i'll just use the kicker motor to get me out of the dock area and i'll kick over the big motor to get it going again. <br /><br />afterward and findinf myself in the middle of the harbor, i attempted to start up the big motor. it kicked over nicely but i couldn't get it to go into neutral so that the boat wouldn't stop moving forward even though i had the control unit in the neutral position. nevertheless, i had a nice cruise around the harbor anyway. <br /><br />afterward, i went back to the dock and trailered up my boat. i went to the wash down area and hooked up my flush kit. i started the engine up and to my horror the second time in one afternoon, the engine is going at about 10,000 RPM and the propeller is spinning twice as fast. <br /><br />i turned off the engine right away and tried it four more times but to no avail.<br /><br />i went into the boat and played around with the control unit thinking that it was stuck but on the <br />fifth try, the same problem presisted. <br /><br />im at a lost at this point but think that i have a stuck control unit or a stuck throttle cable with my limited knowledge of the boat motor in general.<br /><br /><br />any helpis appreciated.<br /><br />thanks and appologize for being so wordy.<br /><br />jon

 

[Moody Blue]

Re: quicksilver control unit

Wow, sounds like you have several issues to deal with. First thing to do is get a manual for your motor. It will be invaluable.<br />1) The forward/reverse thing could be the linkages not hooked up properly to the control or the shift shaft was not not aligned properly when the lower unit was removed/re-installed on the motor.<br />2) A motor must NEVER be able to start while in-gear. Your neutral safety switch is not working.<br />3) Wacky throttle control could be control again but could also be linkage connections in the motor. You will need a manual to check and set thinks up properly. <br />A motor starting while in-gear with random throttle control is a recipe for disaster, in and out of the water. Don't take the boat out again until you get it fixed.