Yeah I have been researching all night and found multiple posts from people with similar boats having the exact same issue with the conclusion that the 4 stroke motors are just to heavy.. this is an earlier osprey so I think it weighs 960lbs so full of gas and motor is over half the weight.
The...
I might be able to get photos tomorrow it's parked at a house I am flipping.. yes the motor, fuel and one battery are all at the back.. 2nd battery up by my feet.
I can not remember what the rpms were but I believe they were on point..
I have gone through most of these things when I got the...
I've had it for a couple years but have not used it much.. if I hammer the throttle it will plane out but if I cross rough water from other boats or ships it become an interesting ride. As far as I know the boat was purchased new in it's current configuration..
So my current experience with it...
I had a mobile marine guy come last year and he recommended tabs, at the time I was thinking of just selling it but now I am leaning towards keeping it, The gas tank would be hard to move since its built in and there isn't really anyplace to relocate it too..
Yes the boat motor has trim but its...
I have a Smokercraft Osprey 162 dlx
The boat itself weighs just under a 1000 pounds and has a 4 stroke 75 merc on the back
So light boat heavy motor. My hole shot is horrible and when running up river the porpoising
makes it almost unusable. I am not having any listing issues just need to get...
Good to know, took it out this morning in the lake with no issues but I did use the electric trolling motor some... Wonder if anyone has sized up the low speed jets to fix the lean issues
More and more thinking this is a dirty carb issue. The low speed jets probably need cleaned.. When its cold I think the enrichening system is compensating for the dirty jet, but when warmed up that closes off and starves out the engine. At least that is where my brain is leaning.
Plugs look great, noticed oil was a bit over filled not a lot but I just corrected that. Oil itself looks perfect..
I am currently looking for a pdf of the repair manual for this motor
No it fires up and sounds great right now, only acts up when the motors hot.
Like starts within a crank or 2. I am going to pull the new plugs and see how they look.
