Strawberry 8/5 maiden voyage

[wiperhunter2]

Lee told me an older Mercury should run at 5500rpm depending on how close your gage is. I had Lee check mine and it was 300rpm off, so mine reads 5800rpm at full throttle. It sounds like your floats might be out of adjustment, you might be dumping too much raw fuel into your engine. Be careful not to use the motor too much if that is the case, it could cause your engine to blow up. Hopefully your problem is simpler but don't push it to hard until you know for sure.
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