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Old 08-06-2004, 06:13 PM   #1
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Question bout merc 30.

I dont even want to know the answer but i gotta ask. ITs a 95, i change the lower unit oil every year, its only used on a lake a couple times a week and i dont run it all that much either. I was cruising full throttle today and after a couple minutes the engine raced real hard and the prop stopped spinning. it was like a tranny slipping on a truck. i motored back home pretty slow and every time i got to bout half throttle it would slip again. Any ideas as to what the problem is? The real pisser is i got laid off a couple weeks ago and i have a feeling this might be costly one.

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Old 08-06-2004, 06:31 PM   #2
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rubber hub in prop is slipping.
swap props

lower units don't slip, they go "CRUUUUNCH" and your all done.

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Old 08-06-2004, 08:24 PM   #3
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Whew, thats good news. I appreciate it. Its an awful slow cruise around the lake with my trolling motor, thanks a lot.

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