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Evinrude 18 Prop Ventilating I have a 1970 something Evinrude 18 horse
electric start outboard. The motor runs pretty good, and at low speeds,
everything does fine. At higher speeds, however the prop seems to
"slip" out and the boat loses speed rapidly. Someone told me the
motor had a clutch inside that needed tightening, but I have since learned
that this is not true as there is no clutch. I have also heard that
maybe my prop is "cavitating" or something, but I don't know
what that means, or how I can fix it. If you could give me a
definite answer I would greatly appreciate it because spring fishing will
be starting soon enough. It sounds like the prop is
ventilating. Unfortunately, on a motor of this age, there is not much
available to correct it. Try lowering the motor deeper and see if that
helps.
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