370SS Two questions


shekmark

shekmark

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When you shift into forward or reverse, what is the normal lag time for props to start spinning? I'll have to double check it next time out but yesterday I thought there was a bit of excessive waiting for movement to start while I was practicing spinning around the dock.
Second question is about shallow water operation. We have a muddy muck on the bottom at my marina and a big tide shift. I had a problem years back with my 330 SS with motor qutiting due to no water picking up while backing into my dock. How bad is this for motors AND there is no strainer on 496's so how do you clear the muck that is sucked in?
 
There really should not be any more than a 1 second lag when shifting. If more you may need to adjust the shift cable or even replace the clutch cone in the Bravo 3 upper gear. Remember, do not shift gears while the engine is off as you could damage the gears.

Sucking in much or anything other than water is a bad thing. It will cause your water pump to wear out quicker and potentially cause blockages in the raw water cooling path of the 496. Have you tried lifting the drives slightly? It makes it a little more difficult to maneuver but it's better than sucking up stuff.
 
Yea you definitely want to keep your water flowing however you can!

What year is your boat? Are you running wired throttles or wireless?
 
Mark, my 2005 is the same way. It definitely delays going into gear sometimes which can be unnerving when docking. I've read this is somewhat characteristic of the Bravos, especially when going into reverse.
 
If you have cables going from the throttle to the drive, there is no lag for a Bravo operating normally. If it is taking some time then the sliding clutch needs to be looked at. If you have shift by wire then this is another issue

Agree with Hell, anything being sucked up can damage the impeller. No matter what is sucked up it should not kill the motor. What is probably happening is your props are turning in the mud, and the extra drag of the mud is killing the motor. Need to bring your drives up and install strainers
 
AllDodge said:
If you have cables going from the throttle to the drive, there is no lag for a Bravo operating normally. If it is taking some time then the sliding clutch needs to be looked at. If you have shift by wire then this is another issue

Agree with Hell, anything being sucked up can damage the impeller. No matter what is sucked up it should not kill the motor. What is probably happening is your props are turning in the mud, and the extra drag of the mud is killing the motor. Need to bring your drives up and install strainers
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Not sure I can do strainers without relocating the water pickups to the bottom of the hull as opposed to the standard pickup at the bottom of the Bravo drive.
 
Another member here (tpenfield) added strainers to his 330 and still uses the Bravo. You could also install one of the two types of pickups.

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