I just recently purchased a 14ft aluminum V haul for a very good price. The boat came with a 6hp sea king motor that starts right up. However, when I start the motor up , the motor runs and I can increase the throttle to fast but the prop does not spin. I have made sure that on the left side of the motor (if your looking at it from the front pull side) that it is in forward gear, but as I clicked the gear from forward to reverse I finally had some feedback and the prop was slowly spinning but not nearly what it should be spinning at. After I tried this, I pushed the gear back to forward and the gear lever now completely spins in a complete circle acting as if something has given way or has fallen off inside the housing, that is connected to the lever. I can somewhat get the prop to spin now but it seems to have a mind of its own. Can anyone point me in the right direction of what this could be caused by and what I would need to do, if I can do anything to fix it myself? I thought about unbolting the lower unit from under the main head to see if it will expose anything but I figure I should ask first before I mess something up. Thanks for your time!
