Common outboard failures, causes and general maintenance methods


Outboards are used to provide propulsion devices for boats to ensure that they meet the requirements of the indicators used on the water. outboards of mainstream brands such as YAMAH, SUZUKI and Mercury have a compact design, stable performance and high technological content, and the failure rate is low during normal use. According to the analysis of some common failures that have been found to be mastered, the majority of their failure causes are caused by improper use.

A. Requirements for the use of outboard engines     

1, in the boat in the state of full floating, can use the outboard engine.     

2, when need to use, it will be fixed in the tail float box tailboard as required, and immediately connected to the manipulation of flexible shaft and control cable, as well as the oil pipeline, and will be connected to the power line in the car outside the junction box (power supply 12 volts).  

3.The direction of rotation of the steering wheel of the outboard is the same as the direction the boat needs to be adjusted.     

4. The boat must be tested in the water before carrying out the task at sea (on water).

Specific methods are:     

(1) Select a water with a gentle slope, install the outboard according to the requirements and check carefully, make it cocked at a certain angle (not touching the ground).     

(2) Slowly drive the boat into the water and lower the outboard to half float.     

(3) Put the control box in neutral, group beat and start the outboard to idle speed (if it does not start at once, start it again after identifying the cause).     

(4) Continue to sail the boat to full float, put it in forward gear then reverse gear and check the working of the outboard and the manoeuvring gear (a stop and start test can be carried out in the water).     

(5) If you need to land, choose a good landing point. Stop the outboard and cock it to a certain angle before landing the boat.

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Summary:

Outboards are used to provide propulsion devices for boats to ensure that they meet the requirements of the indicators used on the water. outboards of mainstream brands such as YAMAH, SUZUKI and Mercury have a compact design, stable performance and high technological content, and the failure rate is low during normal use. According to the analysis of some common failures that have been found to be mastered, the majority of their failure causes are caused by improper use.

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2023-02-27

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