Thanks, guys. It came with a service manual, but strangely has little to say about the carb and nothing about the remote controls. It runs fine, but I haven’t put it in the water yet. I’ll fire it up in a drum full of water and play with it some more.

As planned, I started it up in a drum of water and it seems to run pretty well. However, even though the control was in neutral, it appeared that the prop was turning, judging by the amount of water being churned. When the motor is off and in neutral, the prop spins freely and has the expected resistance when in gear. Is it possible that the motor jumps into gear when under power?

Also, there was a significant black oil slick in the drum after running the motor for less than 5 minutes. Bad news?

One more thing – any idea what these 2 holes are for in the shaft housing?

FYI – I’m a decent mechanic, but new to boats.

Thanks,
Pat

dave-bernard wrote:

oil slick no problem 2 holes water drain OK.
Got video?

• This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by dave-bernard.

Thanks.
Where do you think the oil is coming from? See pic. Looks like a lot and smells pretty strong. Left a black ring on the trashcan when I dumped it out. Is there crankcase oil that gets changed (and could be leaking)?

No video. I’ll try to remember next time I fire it up.