gillzilla85
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- Jun 26, 2011
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I have a Gale Buccaneer 12 hp outboard motor tiller on a small fishing boat that has a problem getting up to speed. in idle the throttle has to be wide open for it to run though the motor doesn't sound like its reving high enough. When I put it in gear I can turn the throttle a little bit more but the boat goes very slow, again the motor doesn't sound like its running fast enough. I can feel the motor wanting to grip the water and go every now and then (like a hiccup) but it doesn't go past a slow walk. I checked the prop and the shear pin is intact. Don't know what to do. I have already checked the spark on the spark plugs and cleaned the carb. Now what? could my fuel/oil ratio be off? could it be stuck in idle somehow?