Reply To: New to boating and looking for advice – Fastwin 18

[David Stanton]

If it acts like it looses its grip on the water when you increase the throttle, the propeller may be slipping on its hub. There is a piece of rubber between these parts that you usually cannot see. This rubber goes bad and it will behave like it went into neutral when you put a load on it. Some propeller repair shops can fix this, or you can buy a new prop at places like http://www.propcopropellers.com. Take the prop off and mark the hub and prop position with a scratch or a permanent marker. Run it again and see if the marks still line up, or if it slipped.

Dave