Just a thought I'm not too sure so take the suggestion for what it's worth
but it sounds to me almost like your idle might be too slow or possibly too
rich or lean? What's your idling RPM as I'm sure other people are going to
ask....

Good luck!

"Bill" wrote in message
...
I just bought a brand new 24' 2003 EbbTide Deck Boat. It now has
about 10 hours on it and I am experiencing a stalling problem with the
MerCruiser Mag 350.
Moving the shift/throttle lever from neutral to forward requires a
little more force than I am used to in my other boats but it is not so
difficult that I have to apply a lot of pressure. I don't know if
that is normal or not on this engine.
The stalling problem occurs when I pull back to idle from cruising
speed. I decrease speed gradually and everything is fine. I can hear
and feel the transmission kick into neutral but when I pull the
throttle/shift lever into the neutral lposition, I hear a click in the
throttle mechanism and the engines dies. There is a bout a 2 or 3
second delay between the time that I move the lever into neutral and I
hear the click.
There is no problem restarting the engine. I have found that if I
move the throttle into neutral and then immediately forward but not
enough to put it back into gear there is no stalling.
The stalling only occurs when I throttle back from speed. There is no
stalling during slow speed maneuvering when going from
forward/idle/reverse.
I don't have an EbbTide nor a MerCruiser dealer near where I have the
boat in the water. I will have to rent a trailer and haul it
somewhere if I cannot fix it myself.

Any help here??

Thanks,

Bill