2006 Mercury o/b 115 hp cuts out

Go ahead and troll with it, but don't baby it. Run the daylights out of it until it's broken in. You can troll for a thousand hours and the motor will never break in. You need at least ten hours of hard running, but every hour helps. Try Nippondenso plugs if you can find them.

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I've got the same motor. Just curious - when I bought mine the salesman spent about 20 minuted going over break-in procedure (the manual has very specific instructions on how to break in) Your salesman must have skipped that step. I'd start over and follow the instructions step-by-step. I've trolled with mine extensively since breaking it in without problem, but I sure didn't troll it longer that 1 or 2 minutes during break in.

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When I say "troll" I mean long periods of idleing in gear. I don't use a plate as I have an electric trolling motor. Sounds as if you followed procedure for break in. (I didn't mean to imply that you didn't) I always thought that a 4-stroke should idle without loading up and fouling plugs like 2 strokes tend to. The manual lists 2 choices for NGK plugs. LFR5A-11 & LFR6A-11. The 5A is the hotter plug. If your's came with the 6A, switching to the 5A should help. It's my opinion that you won't damage a 4 stroke with prolonged idle. Otherwise, how do you like the motor so far? I love the fact that the transom isn't covered with a film of oil after a day on the lake and I never get a whiff of burning oil, although it's not a quiet as I expected.

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I love the motor. It's got plenty of get up and go which I never had before. My wife especially likes the fact that she doesn't smell the exhaust. I finally got to talk to someone at Mercury marine that seemed to know what they were talking about. They also told me that I should be able to troll with this motor with no problem at all. Sorry it took so long to respond but I have been having a hard time logging in. Thanks for the info.