2000 Bennington pontoon

chino5

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Hello.<br /> I am new to boating and bought a 2000 bennington pontoon boat, with a Yamaha C40TLRX motor. With the hose connected to the motor, when I place it in reverse or forward, the motor does not increse in rpms. Is this normal? It only changes prop direction.<br />Thanks.<br /><br />Chino5
 

SpinnerBait_Nut

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Re: 2000 Bennington pontoon

Welcome to iboats Chino. When you place lever in forward and it goes in gear, just push the lever a little more forward and the rpm's will increase. That is it's throttle, the more you move it forward, the more rpm's it gains.<br />Same way in reverse although some engines are set up to just give you so many rpm's in reverse.<br />Again, welcome to iboats and keep posting.
 

jp10

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Re: 2000 Bennington pontoon

Chino, I strongly recommend you enroll in a basic boating class. You are potentially dealing with yours and others lives on the water. Sometimes there is no room for learning on the fly.
 
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