Reply To: 15 hp Evinrude on a 14" Cadillac?

[Buccaneer]

I checked the throttle linkage every which way
on land, and from all appearance, the remote
conotrol was opening the throttle all the way.
Went back out on the lake this evening with my son.
Was only getting 11.5 mph wide open with the two
of us in the boat. It did “not” sound like the motor was
winding up all the way. After buzzing around the lake a
while, the trunion tube on the throttle cable came out
of the cable, making the remote control throttle useless.
Therefore while my son steered us home, I unhooked the
cable from the throttle control on the motor and ran it
via the tiller. Much to my surprise, we topped out at
16.2 mph. Therefore, there’s something I’m not seeing on the
cable set up. Have a new trunion and tube coming soon
as the threads are all buggered up on the one that fell apart,
so will try again soon!

Prepare to be boarded!