Hi, hoping someone can point in the right direction. New to the forum and boats.
1988 Bayliner Capri with 1980's 2 stroke Mercury 150 HP outboard.
- Put boat in the water for the first time.
- Started the boat up and and I noticed the motor wasn't spitting out as much water as maybe it should be (not sure if that's related).
- I shifted into reverse and it ran for a second but then stalled out.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]- I managed to get the shifter back to neutral position but shifting was tough. Boat wouldn't / wont start. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]- Take a look at linkage and it's still in reverse position and won't move.Boat needs to be in neutral to start.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]- Trying to get the linkage to move I messed around with the shifter and now its in the forward position now but completely locked. No change
to the linkage position - still in reverse.[/FONT]
- I took apart the shifter box and those gears inside move freely when taken apart.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]- Linkage doesn't move at all when try to move it manually. [/FONT]
Any idea what it could be or where I should start?
Thanks,
Bill
1988 Bayliner Capri with 1980's 2 stroke Mercury 150 HP outboard.
- Put boat in the water for the first time.
- Started the boat up and and I noticed the motor wasn't spitting out as much water as maybe it should be (not sure if that's related).
- I shifted into reverse and it ran for a second but then stalled out.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]- I managed to get the shifter back to neutral position but shifting was tough. Boat wouldn't / wont start. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]- Take a look at linkage and it's still in reverse position and won't move.Boat needs to be in neutral to start.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]- Trying to get the linkage to move I messed around with the shifter and now its in the forward position now but completely locked. No change
to the linkage position - still in reverse.[/FONT]
- I took apart the shifter box and those gears inside move freely when taken apart.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]- Linkage doesn't move at all when try to move it manually. [/FONT]
Any idea what it could be or where I should start?
Thanks,
Bill