Yesterday I took a friend and his son out on the river at Trenton for some herring and striper action. Everything is going well, and we are motoring up the river from the Duck Island launch toward the bridges at WOT. All of the sudden my 15HP Mercury seems to throttle up about 2000 more RPMs than normal and we lost almost all power simultaniously. I am thinking that I lost the prop somehow, but upon inspection the prop is attached, and spinning the correct direction with both gears. Just there is no power whatsoever. We barely have enough thrust to fight the weak outgoing tide, almost like I have throttle to a certain point and I start losing traction and the wheels start spinning and the RPMs skyrocket to put it in terms I can convey. It was like trying to drive a car on ice all the way back to the ramp.
> Motor is a mid 90's 15 HP Mercury Longshaft tiller
> Boat is a 14' V Aluminum with wooden floor.
I am thinking I had too much weight in the thing, there is no way in God's green earth I needed a 35gallon baitwell with three average sized people! But before you totally lynch me the boat is rated for 985lbs cargo.
I have been told I "spun the prop" and need to take it off and have it looked at. But someone also told me that it could have been from overheating. You guys have any experience in the area? How much am I looking at here?
> Motor is a mid 90's 15 HP Mercury Longshaft tiller
> Boat is a 14' V Aluminum with wooden floor.
I am thinking I had too much weight in the thing, there is no way in God's green earth I needed a 35gallon baitwell with three average sized people! But before you totally lynch me the boat is rated for 985lbs cargo.
I have been told I "spun the prop" and need to take it off and have it looked at. But someone also told me that it could have been from overheating. You guys have any experience in the area? How much am I looking at here?