OK, so I bought this Miss Budweiser hydroplane boat from this goober named NCNitro. Ran it a bit last summer and decided to get it out the other day for a twirl on the pond. Problem is (and this has nothing to do with NCNitro, just bustin's his chops a bit) that the prop doesn't seem to have any "bite" in the water. Prop spins and the boat moves, but even at WOT, it barely moves.
This thing moved liked a raped ape in the water last year and I'm a novice to boats, so I'm at a loss as to why this is happening.
Checked the connections of the prop to the shaft and the shaft to the engine and all seems good and tight, so I don't think anything is slipping (although I almost wish I had a clutch, so it could idle without spinning the prop).
So, any ideas, wet-heads? Any help appreciated!
This thing moved liked a raped ape in the water last year and I'm a novice to boats, so I'm at a loss as to why this is happening.
Checked the connections of the prop to the shaft and the shaft to the engine and all seems good and tight, so I don't think anything is slipping (although I almost wish I had a clutch, so it could idle without spinning the prop).
So, any ideas, wet-heads? Any help appreciated!