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I have a 1984 Mercury 50 horse, had it on the lake just came up on plane heard a loud metal ping and have no power to the prop over idle speed, reverse still works fine. Several people suggested checking for a spun prop. The hub in my prop is welded in place with no rubber around it, pulled...
I have a 1984 50 hp Mercury, had it on the lake last night just after the boat came up on plane I heard a loud metal ping and had no power from the prop over idle speed. I have forward power until about 1/3 throttle and reverse still works fine. Is the whole lower unit shot?
