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On Wednesday, July 22, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Thomas Ruark wrote:
My sister in law was the last to use the boat and said it wouldn't go in
forward or reverse when in the water. Her dad and I are now trying to
diagnose the problem, on dry land, and could use some help.

We put the boat in gear and turn the prop and can hear the gears turning
in the outdrive, forward and reverse. Should we be able to turn the prop
at this point? If I am in gear aren't I directly turning the engine at
this point? I am not super man ya know.

My sources so far tell me it is the prop or a rubber coupler at the
engine/outdrive connection. I bought the repair manaul last night and
can see no discussion of this rubber coupler from the engine to the
outdrive. How do I get to this coupler? Remove the outdrive? Remove the
engine? What is the connection from the engine to the outdrive? It looks
like a direct shaft but the manual gives no details at this point.

Please help. All the boat repair shops are full in my area and I have a
house boat rented for next weekend.

Thanks in advance.
Tom Ruark

i need help my prop wont spin during flushing. Even if i put into gear. it makes sounds put no prop movement. Any suggestions. I have a 2006 mercury 75 2 stroke engine.

Tim

On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 12:51:09 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, July 22, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Thomas Ruark wrote:
My sister in law was the last to use the boat and said it wouldn't go in
forward or reverse when in the water. Her dad and I are now trying to
diagnose the problem, on dry land, and could use some help.

We put the boat in gear and turn the prop and can hear the gears turning
in the outdrive, forward and reverse. Should we be able to turn the prop
at this point? If I am in gear aren't I directly turning the engine at
this point? I am not super man ya know.

My sources so far tell me it is the prop or a rubber coupler at the
engine/outdrive connection. I bought the repair manaul last night and
can see no discussion of this rubber coupler from the engine to the
outdrive. How do I get to this coupler? Remove the outdrive? Remove the
engine? What is the connection from the engine to the outdrive? It looks
like a direct shaft but the manual gives no details at this point.

Please help. All the boat repair shops are full in my area and I have a
house boat rented for next weekend.

Thanks in advance.
Tom Ruark

i need help my prop wont spin during flushing. Even if i put into gear. it makes sounds put no prop movement. Any suggestions. I have a 2006 mercury 75 2 stroke engine.

I didn't know that MMercury still offered a 2 stroke in 2006, anyway....Does it work while launched? probably not. You might have a shift linkage broken or out of adjustment. What kind of a 'sound' does it make while this is going on?

Wayne.B

On Fri, 29 May 2015 20:17:07 -0400, wrote:

i need help my prop wont spin during flushing. Even if i put into gear. it makes sounds put no prop movement. Any suggestions. I have a 2006 mercury 75 2 stroke engine.

I didn't know that MMercury still offered a 2 stroke in 2006, anyway....Does it work while launched? probably not. You might have a shift linkage broken or out of adjustment. What kind of a 'sound' does it make while this is going on?

Yup they had the Classic 2 stroke well up into the 2000s. My buddy has
a 50.

My question to the OP is "did you work on this before it broke" (drop
the foot)
It sounds like the coupler in the shifter is not connected.
The default position if the shift cam fell off is forward so the cam
is there or the shift bullet is jammed. If that is the case, it will
not shift into reverse.
With the dog at the limit of the spring, you are in forward. The cam
pushes it back to neutral and then reverse.
This is either a rotating cam or a vertical sloping cam. I think all
of the 75/90s use the rotating cam design. The 50 my buddy has uses
the vertical cam. My 75 used the rotating cam.

Of course there might be something buggered in the foot. You are going
to see a bearing carrier puller if that is true. (generally not fun).

===

Your expertise in these matters never ceases to amaze me. :-)

Welcome back.

Wayne.B

On Fri, 29 May 2015 23:58:16 -0400, wrote:

I loved New Zealand. It is amazing. Just a short trip through the
Panama canal and you are sailing the right ocean. Go on down next
winter. It is better than the Cape. Just be sure to take plenty of
money. It is a pretty spendy place.

===

We're going through the canal later this year on a big sailing cruise
ship but that's as far as we go. Looking forward to it. I spent some
time in the Panama Canal Zone as a little kid and have never been
back.

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