[nashton]

My 850 bogs down when I put in gear.
I have to "hole shot" the motor to get the boat going.
And then I am fine.
What I mean by "hole shot" is that I rev up the engine and slam it into gear and give it full throttle and then I get going.

Otherwise, if I just put into gear and give gas it bogs down and dies.

Any ideas on the problem?

[Chris1956]

If you continue to "holeshot" that motor, you will not have an issue much longer. Your gears will be shot.

You likely have the carb idle mixture set too lean. Open the top carb 1/8 turn and see if acceleration (the normal way) improves. If not open the bottom carb screw 1/8 turn and try again. Repeat id necessary. If you cannot get descent acceleration, either the carbs are dirty, or they are still not adjusted correctly. Sometimes a shot of choke will allow the motor to rev up.

[nashton]

Thank you! Any other thoughts out there?

[Motor Boater Bill]

Adjust the idle mix with the motor in the water and in foward gear. Adjusting Idle mix in neutral will result in mix too lean and the symptoms you describe are typical of that condition. Once you get it to idle in gear, adjust both carbs for best idle in gear.