Honda 50hp lacking power

magnm01

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I have a 99 50hp Honda on my pontoon and for some reason last season it stopped pulling full rpm. At first I thought dirty carb or something but it seems so smooth at idle and midrange. I'm lucky if I can get 4600rpm out of it. At the end of the season I noticed a few times coming across the lake that if I moved the throttle slightly back and forth once in a while the thing would just take off for a brief second then immediately return to it's luldrum. This has me thinking electrical. Is there something I can easily check this spring for a possible coil issue or something or am I going to have to take it into the dealer. Is there anything in the control box that could cause this? I know I'm a bit anxious with 2+feet of ice on the lake and a balmy -10 tonight but I guess that's why I'm inside and on the computer dreaming of summer.

Thanks for any and all replies.

mike
 
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