back trolling 150 hp out board

  • labman
    Posts: 7
    January 26, 2025 at 1:22 pm #2313008

    Does any one know a way to slow down a mercury 150 going in reverse? Have a slip that I have to back into and my boat is too fast all the time.

    petemoller
    Posts: 28
    January 26, 2025 at 1:27 pm #2313010
    labman wrote:

    Does any one know a way to slow down a mercury 150 going in reverse? Have a slip that I have to back into and my boat is too fast all the time. [/quote
    I used a drift sock clipped on the eye.
    Had a 150 Suzuki, worked pretty good

    Matt Moen
    South Minneapolis
    Posts: 4607
    January 26, 2025 at 2:17 pm #2313024

    Put it in neutral…

    B-man
    Posts: 6252
    January 26, 2025 at 2:27 pm #2313027
    Matt Moen wrote:

    Put it in neutral…

    X1000

    Shift in and out of reverse to maintain control.

    If it seems abnormally fast it might be worth making sure your idle speed is to spec.

    For actual backtrolling (not just backing) a four blade prop is slightly slower in reverse, a five blade is really slow. The more blades you have the less reverse thrust you have due to cavitation, but lose maneuverability.

    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 21274
    January 26, 2025 at 3:11 pm #2313032

    In and out of neutral

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