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I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open throttle at
my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like a bat out of
hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never touched the throttle. It
has never run that fast ever. After about 2 minutes it went back down to
5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a 60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has
never done this before and I don't even know how it could rev that high and
go 25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike

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"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open throttle
at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like a bat out of
hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never touched the throttle. It
has never run that fast ever. After about 2 minutes it went back down to
5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a 60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It
has never done this before and I don't even know how it could rev that high
and go 25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike


Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or chain
saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed up. I think
they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar thing is
happening?

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open throttle
at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like a bat out of
hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never touched the throttle. It
has never run that fast ever. After about 2 minutes it went back down to
5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a 60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It
has never done this before and I don't even know how it could rev that high
and go 25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike


Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or chain
saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed up. I think
they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar thing is
happening?

Eisboch



For two minutes? I can't believe 8000 rpms didn't blow it up!

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Your prop hub is slipping. Get the prop rebuilt.
JR
BTDT got the T-shirt, too

Mike Slater wrote:

I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open
throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like
a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never touched the
throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2 minutes it
went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a 60hp mercury
Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I don't even know
how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph.
What happened??

Mike

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open throttle
at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like a bat out
of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never touched the throttle.
It has never run that fast ever. After about 2 minutes it went back down
to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a 60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard.
It has never done this before and I don't even know how it could rev that
high and go 25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike


Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or chain
saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed up. I think
they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar thing
is happening?

Eisboch


Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I will
look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to see if its
empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing this year so who
knows what going on and was too shocked to think about looking at the fuel
situation. You know, it sounded great at 8000 revs.

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"JR North" wrote in message
diainc...
Your prop hub is slipping. Get the prop rebuilt.
JR
BTDT got the T-shirt, too

Mike Slater wrote:

I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open throttle
at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like a bat out
of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never touched the throttle.
It has never run that fast ever. After about 2 minutes it went back down
to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a 60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard.
It has never done this before and I don't even know how it could rev that
high and go 25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike


Nope. The boat went from its normal 17mph WOT cruising speed up to 25mph in
an instant.

Mike

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NO WAY is the prop hub slipping. That would be 8000 rpms and ducks
swimming by you.
I vote for leaning out. BIG bubble in the fuel line, or the kid hooked
up a nitro bottle!
Den
48YF EAGLE

Nope. *The boat went from its normal 17mph WOT cruising speed up to 25mph in
an instant.

Mike

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Mike Slater wrote:

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide
open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took
off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never
touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2
minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a
60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I
don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is
5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike


Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch


Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I
will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to
see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing
this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to think about
looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded great at 8000 revs.

Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats, the
best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up much
incremental speed at WOT.

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

This Newsgroup post is a natural product. The slight variations in
spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in
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Reginald P Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Mike Slater wrote:

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running
wide open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat
took off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I
never touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After
about 2 minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again.
Its a 60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before
and I don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph.
Normal is 5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike


Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch


Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I
will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to
see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing
this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to think
about looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded great at
8000 revs.

Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats, the
best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up much
incremental speed at WOT.

Excellent advice especially if it is an older motor drawing it's last
breaths.

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On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:27:29 -0700 (PDT), den wrote:

NO WAY is the prop hub slipping. That would be 8000 rpms and ducks
swimming by you.
I vote for leaning out. BIG bubble in the fuel line, or the kid hooked
up a nitro bottle!
Den
48YF EAGLE

Nope. *The boat went from its normal 17mph WOT cruising speed up to 25mph in
an instant.

Very interesting. Unusual motor to say the least. Power required to
overcome viscous drag varies with the cube of the speed. So this
engine tripled the power while going from five grand to eight. All you
can get from nitrous oxide is double. If you supercharge and burn
methanol, in an engine designed for it, you might triple the power
going from five to eight.

It is would be more usual for power to drop going five grand to eight.
Matter of insufficient time for the cylinders to get a full charge of
air.

Casady

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On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:50:33 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Mike Slater wrote:

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide
open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took
off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never
touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2
minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a
60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I
don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is
5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike


Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch


Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I
will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to
see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing
this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to think about
looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded great at 8000 revs.

Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats, the
best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up much
incremental speed at WOT.

I ran mine at WOT yesterday, for the first time. Only did it for about
15 seconds. Man, that little boat is fast!
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

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John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:50:33 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Mike Slater wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide
open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took
off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never
touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2
minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a
60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I
don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is
5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike

Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch

Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I
will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to
see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing
this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to think about
looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded great at 8000 revs.
Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats, the
best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up much
incremental speed at WOT.

I ran mine at WOT yesterday, for the first time. Only did it for about
15 seconds. Man, that little boat is fast!
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

That sound of the wind whistling in your ears, was really the sound of
the engine sucking down the gas. ;)

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

This Newsgroup post is a natural product. The slight variations in
spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in
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On Jun 14, 9:05*pm, "Mike Slater" wrote:
"JR North" wrote in message

diainc...





Your prop hub is slipping. Get the prop rebuilt.
JR
BTDT got the T-shirt, too

Mike Slater wrote:

I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open throttle
at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like a bat out
of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? *I never touched the throttle.
It has never run that fast ever. *After about 2 minutes it went back down
to 5500 and never did 8000 again. *Its a 60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard.
It has never done this before and I don't even know how it could rev that
high and go 25mph. *Normal is 5500 and 17mph. *What happened??

Mike

Nope. *The boat went from its normal 17mph WOT cruising speed up to 25mph in
an instant.

Mike-

The anchor you've been dragging around finally broke free. :-)

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On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:00:18 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:50:33 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Mike Slater wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide
open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took
off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never
touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2
minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a
60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I
don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is
5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike

Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch

Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I
will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to
see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing
this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to think about
looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded great at 8000 revs.
Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats, the
best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up much
incremental speed at WOT.

I ran mine at WOT yesterday, for the first time. Only did it for about
15 seconds. Man, that little boat is fast!
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

That sound of the wind whistling in your ears, was really the sound of
the engine sucking down the gas. ;)

That's another reason I usually hold it to 3400. It seems to be happy
there.
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

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On Jun 14, 9:01*pm, JR North wrote:
Your prop hub is slipping. Get the prop rebuilt.
JR
BTDT got the T-shirt, too

If the prop was slipping it wouldn't go from the normal 17mph @ 5500
RPM to the 25mph at 8k.

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"Reginald P Smithers III, Esq." wrote in
message ...
John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:50:33 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Mike Slater wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide
open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took
off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never
touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2
minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a
60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I
don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is
5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike

Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch

Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I
will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to
see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing
this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to think about
looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded great at 8000
revs.
Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats, the
best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up much
incremental speed at WOT.

I ran mine at WOT yesterday, for the first time. Only did it for about
15 seconds. Man, that little boat is fast!
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas
Jefferson

That sound of the wind whistling in your ears, was really the sound of the
engine sucking down the gas. ;)

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

This Newsgroup post is a natural product. The slight variations in
spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no
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Calif Bill wrote:
"Reginald P Smithers III, Esq." wrote in
message ...
John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:50:33 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Mike Slater wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide
open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took
off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never
touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2
minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a
60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I
don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is
5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike
Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch

Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I
will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to
see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing
this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to think about
looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded great at 8000
revs.
Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats, the
best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up much
incremental speed at WOT.
I ran mine at WOT yesterday, for the first time. Only did it for about
15 seconds. Man, that little boat is fast!
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas
Jefferson
That sound of the wind whistling in your ears, was really the sound of the
engine sucking down the gas. ;)

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

This Newsgroup post is a natural product. The slight variations in
spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no
way are to be considered flaws or defects

That is why I have the sticker: My carbon footprint is bigger than yours.



Why are you dangling that bait in front of Harry?

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

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"den" wrote in message
...
NO WAY is the prop hub slipping. That would be 8000 rpms and ducks
swimming by you.
I vote for leaning out. BIG bubble in the fuel line, or the kid hooked
up a nitro bottle!
Den
48YF EAGLE

Nope. The boat went from its normal 17mph WOT cruising speed up to 25mph
in
an instant.

Mike

Oh yeah... I did kick the nitrous in when it happened.... kidding!
Anyway, I did get the clear message not to let it run that fast if I want
to have a motor when I get back to the dock. Thanks.

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Didn't read the post right. The 'normal' speed was ambiguously unclear
and out of place in the text.
JR


Loogypicker wrote:

On Jun 14, 9:01 pm, JR North wrote:

Your prop hub is slipping. Get the prop rebuilt.
JR
BTDT got the T-shirt, too


If the prop was slipping it wouldn't go from the normal 17mph @ 5500
RPM to the 25mph at 8k.

--
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"Reginald P Smithers III, Esq." wrote in
message ...
Calif Bill wrote:
"Reginald P Smithers III, Esq." wrote
in message ...
John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:50:33 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Mike Slater wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running
wide open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat
took off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph???
I never touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever.
After about 2 minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000
again. Its a 60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this
before and I don't even know how it could rev that high and go
25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike
Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch

Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time
I will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb
to see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second
outing this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to
think about looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded
great at 8000 revs.
Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats,
the best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up
much incremental speed at WOT.
I ran mine at WOT yesterday, for the first time. Only did it for about
15 seconds. Man, that little boat is fast!
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas
Jefferson
That sound of the wind whistling in your ears, was really the sound of
the engine sucking down the gas. ;)

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

This Newsgroup post is a natural product. The slight variations in
spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in
no way are to be considered flaws or defects

That is why I have the sticker: My carbon footprint is bigger than yours.

Why are you dangling that bait in front of Harry?

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JR North wrote:
Your prop hub is slipping. Get the prop rebuilt.
JR
BTDT got the T-shirt, too

Mike Slater wrote:

I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide
open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took
off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never
touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2
minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a
60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I
don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is
5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike


The boat wouldn't go faster if the prop was spun.

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John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:00:18 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:50:33 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Mike Slater wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide
open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took
off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never
touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2
minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a
60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I
don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is
5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike
Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch

Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I
will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to
see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing
this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to think about
looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded great at 8000 revs.
Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats, the
best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up much
incremental speed at WOT.
I ran mine at WOT yesterday, for the first time. Only did it for about
15 seconds. Man, that little boat is fast!
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson
That sound of the wind whistling in your ears, was really the sound of
the engine sucking down the gas. ;)

That's another reason I usually hold it to 3400. It seems to be happy
there.
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

Trimmed up?

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JR North wrote:
Didn't read the post right. The 'normal' speed was ambiguously unclear
and out of place in the text.
JR


Loogypicker wrote:

On Jun 14, 9:01 pm, JR North wrote:

Your prop hub is slipping. Get the prop rebuilt.
JR
BTDT got the T-shirt, too


If the prop was slipping it wouldn't go from the normal 17mph @ 5500
RPM to the 25mph at 8k.


Can you imagine if he top posted? Everyone else might have come to the
same conclusion as you.

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"DK" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open
throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like
a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never touched the
throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2 minutes it
went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a 60hp mercury
Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I don't even know
how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph.
What happened??

Mike


Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed up.
I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar thing
is happening?

Eisboch

For two minutes? I can't believe 8000 rpms didn't blow it up!

My boat runs comfortably at 10,000 rpm. g

--Mike

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On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:08:41 -0400, D K
wrote:

John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:00:18 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:50:33 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Mike Slater wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real
surprise. Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide
open throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took
off like a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never
touched the throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2
minutes it went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a
60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I
don't even know how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is
5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike
Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed
up. I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar
thing is happening?

Eisboch

Yep. Its a two-stroke. It really caught me by surprise. Next time I
will look at the clear inline gas filter down near the primer bulb to
see if its empty if and when it happens. It was only my second outing
this year so who knows what going on and was too shocked to think about
looking at the fuel situation. You know, it sounded great at 8000 revs.
Mike,
You may want to consider dropping back to a "cruising" rpm, instead of
running it WOT. Running the boat at WOT will shorten the life of the
engine considerably and use about 3 times the gas. For most boats, the
best gph or mpg is about 3400-3600 rpm. You shouldn't pick up much
incremental speed at WOT.
I ran mine at WOT yesterday, for the first time. Only did it for about
15 seconds. Man, that little boat is fast!
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson
That sound of the wind whistling in your ears, was really the sound of
the engine sucking down the gas. ;)

That's another reason I usually hold it to 3400. It seems to be happy
there.
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

Trimmed up?

Nicely!


--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

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On Jun 15, 5:22*pm, JR North wrote:
Didn't read the post right. The 'normal' speed was ambiguously unclear
and out of place in the text.
JR

10-4!

Loogypicker wrote:
On Jun 14, 9:01 pm, JR North wrote:

Your prop hub is slipping. Get the prop rebuilt.
JR
BTDT got the T-shirt, too

If the prop was slipping it wouldn't go from the normal 17mph @ 5500
RPM to the 25mph at 8k.

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mgg wrote:
"DK" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open
throttle at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like
a bat out of hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never touched the
throttle. It has never run that fast ever. After about 2 minutes it
went back down to 5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a 60hp mercury
Bigfoot outboard. It has never done this before and I don't even know
how it could rev that high and go 25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph.
What happened??

Mike

Is it a two stroke? I've often noticed on 2 stroke weed wackers or
chain saws that just as you are about to run out of fuel they speed up.
I think they start running lean due to air in the fuel line.
Is it possible you had a temporary air leak in a line and a similar thing
is happening?

Eisboch
For two minutes? I can't believe 8000 rpms didn't blow it up!

My boat runs comfortably at 10,000 rpm. g

--Mike



Your pontoon with a 60hp Merc Bigfoot? Nice!

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"Mike Slater" wrote in message
news:knfZl.742458$yE1.158636@attbi_s21...
I was cruising along in my 24ft pontoon boat when I got a real surprise.
Somebody please tell me how and why I could be running wide open throttle
at my normal 5500 rpm and then suddenly the boat took off like a bat out of
hell running at 8000 rpms and 25mph??? I never touched the throttle. It
has never run that fast ever. After about 2 minutes it went back down to
5500 and never did 8000 again. Its a 60hp mercury Bigfoot outboard. It
has never done this before and I don't even know how it could rev that high
and go 25mph. Normal is 5500 and 17mph. What happened??

Mike
I wanted to try to close the loop on this issue and I think I can. I think
as someone stated, running "lean" can cause the engine to rev higher. I
looked at my inline fuel filter and the thing was empty when it did it
again. Today I replaced all the fuel lines to make sure no air was getting
in and it has not happened since. I am back to 17mph. BTW, I don't trust
the tach reading of 8,000 that I got because the reading is a little
"unsteady" despite no discernable (by ear) engine rpm changes.

I know that running lean can burn the pistons so whoever mentioned running
out of fuel (lean) as being something to check... THANKS.

Mike