JonBoatfever
Well-known member
2000 Honda BF8A
A little history
A few weeks ago I took my boat up to moss lake, where my aunt lives. I fished one weekend, pulled the boat out of the water, and threw the cover on it. I left it at my aunt's house for the week because I would be fishing again the next weekend. Next saturday morning, my uncle and I went down to go fishing. After we got everything together, we were about to launch when I noticed about 5 gallons of water (it was still dark) in the back of the boat. Anyway, it wouldnt plane out 1st thing that morning, I figured it just needed to warm up. Soon enough, it warmed up and got up on a plane. Ran fine for most of that day. That evening we went back out, and it wouldnt plane out. I know its low rpms because, when its in neutral it runs fine, but when i kick it into gear it slows down. I figured it was just water in the tank, so I drained it,let it dry out and out some fresh gas in it. I am still having the same problems. Just to give you an idea of how bad it is; running normal I get about 19mph on the GPS, now im only getting 5.4mph on the GPS. I plan on taking the motor into the shop, but tell me what you guys think the problem is. Thanks
A little history
A few weeks ago I took my boat up to moss lake, where my aunt lives. I fished one weekend, pulled the boat out of the water, and threw the cover on it. I left it at my aunt's house for the week because I would be fishing again the next weekend. Next saturday morning, my uncle and I went down to go fishing. After we got everything together, we were about to launch when I noticed about 5 gallons of water (it was still dark) in the back of the boat. Anyway, it wouldnt plane out 1st thing that morning, I figured it just needed to warm up. Soon enough, it warmed up and got up on a plane. Ran fine for most of that day. That evening we went back out, and it wouldnt plane out. I know its low rpms because, when its in neutral it runs fine, but when i kick it into gear it slows down. I figured it was just water in the tank, so I drained it,let it dry out and out some fresh gas in it. I am still having the same problems. Just to give you an idea of how bad it is; running normal I get about 19mph on the GPS, now im only getting 5.4mph on the GPS. I plan on taking the motor into the shop, but tell me what you guys think the problem is. Thanks