Restore Pics (Posted on behalf of Mike aka gongchuan)

[Mike Harry]

First time off the trailer today. She ran out just fine. Like a raped ape. I have not opened her all the way yet.

Throttle doesn't want to stay in one spot, wants to back off if I pull hand off handle. Anyone have any suggestions?

I also put the steering gear through the wrong hole so she steered backwards but that's fixed now.

[Joel]

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[Mike Harry]

Only one of a small wake. Was to buisy enjoying the moment. Ill get some though.

[wetamb]

First time off the trailer today. She ran out just fine. Like a raped ape. I have not opened her all the way yet.

Throttle doesn't want to stay in one spot, wants to back off if I pull hand off handle. Anyone have any suggestions?

I also put the steering gear through the wrong hole so she steered backwards but that's fixed now.

On your throttle question, I was always under the impression that that is the correct way it should work as you always want positive pressure on the throttle for skiing as the skier cuts and pulls the boat speed down you can compensate with more or less positive pressure to maintain the speed of the boat.  Also if something should happen to the driver, the boat goes back to an idle speed. 

[Mike Harry]

Huh, could be. My uncle's master craft isn't like that, that's kind on what I was going bye.

[RonT]

There should be a throttle return spring on the carb. but they do very little in a ski boat unless the cable breaks off near the carb. There is no return spring in the Morse MV control head, so my guess is that you have a pretty stiff return spring on the carb. With a well broken in throtte cable you may get a little "drift" toward neutral but I have never felt any return pressure at the handle from the oem spring.

[Mike Harry]

No springs either way, but I was thinking about putting one of equal strength on both sides to sort of hold it in place.

I may have put a little too much grease in the throttle handle when I reassembled it....?

[Mike Harry]

The ONLY shot I got off the other day while test riding/ breaking in motor. There Joel, you happy now?

[Joel]

Well.... thats a start!       What kind of carb is that... all black???  Never seen one of those before!

[Mike Harry]

Joel, it is a marine Edelbrock. It was as nasty as the rest of the boat, so...... when I rebuilt it, I powdercoated the body.

Just a little clean up action, cause it didnt look to good.

[Mike Harry]

From today, trying to upload video to YouTube. If I get it ill post a link.

[Mike Harry]

Today

[phil]

You should be able to load the video up in the gallery here if you want...

[Mike Harry]

Alright. I posted 2 video. Someone tell me if they work or not. Under an album with my name on it.

[phil]

heck yeah they work. Nice! I like the second vid.