Only have no wake speed. Throttles only rev engine no impeller it seems

[GiddYupJoe]

@HELP on water first time out. I have no wake speed. When I throttle up the engines just rev and it doesn't seem like the impellers are in engaging? They are spimmging at no wake speed. It's not the buckets. Checked those.

Any ideas. Worked when I put it away for the season.

 

[smthng]

Sounds very much like your cleanout plugs are out or not locked in place... Check them. Mine did this last time I was out when I thought they were locked and weren't.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Are your clean out plugs in?

Move throttles forward more.

 

[4x15mph]

X2 on the cleanout plugs.

 

[GiddYupJoe]

Sounds very much like your cleanout plugs are out or not locked in place... Check them. Mine did this last time I was out when I thought they were locked and weren't.

You are a saint. And I'm still a rookie! Thank you sooooo much.

 

[smthng]

You are a saint. And I'm still a rookie! Thank you sooooo much.

No problem... I've done the exact same thing when under pressure taking friends out at the last minute. Couldn't even get off the trailer. Wasn't until I got back home that I figured out why. Enjoy the rest of the day!

 

[smthng]

Oh... @GiddYupJoe make SURE your bilge pump is on... if your boat is like mine, you might have pumped a ton of water into the bilge when the plugs were out.

 

[GTBRMC]

@GiddYupJoe

Don't feel bad about it. Many (maybe most) of us have done that at one time or another.

Another great win for this forum and its members!

PS: have a great day on the water!

 

[GiddYupJoe]

I chalk it up to all the excitement of the first outing after a looooong winter! Thanks fellas

 

[scokill]

It has happened to most...

 

[jawsf16]

Been there, done that. It is a bit startling and confusing. Two other classics I have experienced are the OMG my engines won't start (because the throttles are not in idle) or (because the clean out tray pressure switch is not engaged.). Both equally terrifying!

Glad it worked out and that Help worked!

 

[Wayloncle]

I've done it once in my second time out, luckily I had read this (really the other back then) forum and knew exactly what it was after reving it a couple times.

 

[Julian]

Glad the "help" reachout took care of you fast! Another happy Jetboaters member enjoying the water! WOOT

 

[SCSTWG]

I am one of the many who forgot to insert the plugs on one of my first times out with the boat. I pulled it back to the dock and went to get the truck to load it back up. Halfway back to the truck, the light bulb went on. The bad news is that my wife still busts my chops over it.

 

[Trm1765]

Sounds very much like your cleanout plugs are out or not locked in place... Check them. Mine did this last time I was out when I thought they were locked and weren't.

Hey smthng,, nice haircut.. I seen your profile picture and thought it was a pic of me....

 

[OperationROL]

Love that this idea "help" has worked again.

 

[BigN8]

Everyone has done it at some point! You'll never forget now. Great lesson!!

 

[latitudeadjuster]

yea, I wish I had the @ help back in the day when I was learning all these valuable lessons. I love this @ help....its like AAA or BoatUS towing, you may need it but hope you never have to use it!!

 

[Jim Robeson]

Yep, been there too... welcome to the club!!

 

[RForester]

Last weekend I had two coolers and a generator on my back end and discovered I had forgotten to plug them in!