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baileyjd1 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:12 pm **Posts:** 15

Put the boat up one weekend and all was well. Took it out the next weekend and the engine would not turn over. Ended up taking to a mechanic. They say the boat was turned off while still in gear and this is a big no no with Bravo one drives. Any truth to this?

Winter Sux · **Posted:** Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:56 pm

When you went to start the boat again, if it was still in gear, the safety nuetral switch will prevent the starter motor from doing it's job. That's the only "no no" that I know of.

baileyjd1 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:12 pm **Posts:** 15

They claim that the Bravo drive will not go back to neutral even though you move the gear selector to the neutral position.

Capt. Hoss · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:08 am

If this is in the design that would be a dumb idea, cause accedents do happen. I would think that the neutral safty switch could be bad. Or the throttle is not all the way in neutral. It would be like shutting your car off in gear, and trying to start it.

LouC · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:14 am

That does not make sense, what if the engine stalls in gear, you put it in neutral and it won't go in neutral?

NiagaraChillin · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:30 am

I call BS, you should ask that "mechanic" what LouC said:

LouC wrote:

what if the engine stalls in gear, you put it in neutral and it won't go in neutral?

Then find another mechanic...

ric · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:36 am

I need to become a boat mechanic, you can tell people anything

Flying Sushi · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:05 pm

Quote:

I need to become a boat mechanic, you can tell people anything

ric:
You tell people anything anyway...... :mrgreen:

Borchik · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2012 6:04 am

Actually that is dead on truth much of the time. I have seen people snap shift cables and control boxes trying to get a bravo out of gear when it is not running. Many times I have had to pull the boat and spin the prop while putting it back into neutral. The way the internal shift mechanism in a bravo works is much different than the alpha.

NiagaraChillin · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:27 am

Not that I'm questioning your knowledge and experience Brian, but what if like LouC said, it stalls while in gear? Is there no other remedy besides pulling the drive? Doesn't sound right...

ric · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:06 am

How did that get past the design department? Shut off boat in gear (common thing to do) will require a tow back to shore and a $500 mechanic bill. Another reason why I will never own a mercruiser.

Flying Sushi · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:48 pm

Interesting.... The engine will not shut off unless it is in neutral on my new boat with BIII.... The most likely DTS is different from cable operation...

Graham R · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:54 pm

Isn't the problem still potentialy there though; if the engine stalls for whatever reason when it is in gear, the DTS (whatever that is !) would struggle against the B3 to put in into neutral. This is not meant as a Mercruiser "bashing" post, but it seems a strange design characteristic that if the B3 is in gear when the engine is stopped, it cannot be easily taken out of gear..

Capt. Hoss · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:30 pm

If it was had to take out of gear I would say somthing is up with the linkage. That just don't make any sense. In order to put it back in neutral you'd have to pull the drive and spin the prop? like one poster said that would e an expencive bill just to get it out of gear. I have heard of dealer only stuff, but DANG baby, that would get pricey.

Borchik · **Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:45 am

NiagaraChillin wrote:

Not that I'm questioning your knowledge and experience Brian, but what if like LouC said, it stalls while in gear? Is there no other remedy besides pulling the drive? Doesn't sound right...

Sometimes it will come out of gear easily, it just depends on the load on the gears when it stalls.

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