Shallow Water Alarm!! Please Help

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Not being able to power up is a safety check to keep from burning your motor. Sometimes, even though the alarm goes off, the damage is already done. I have mine go off on a regular basis if I am chasing reds in the marsh and the water pick up screen becomes clogged. As stated, put your motor in reverse to wash the screen of debris, then go back to forward.

Now, common sense must prevail and the operator must figure out how to get water flowing through the engine again to cool it. Sometimes, this requires shutting the engine down and trolling or push polling to deeper water. Other times, it's a matter of killing the engine so the computer will reset, then cranking back up, and getting on step to get water running through the water pump to cool the engine. I have seen plenty of people burn up an engine because they ran it just a little too long and it cracked the head/s.

I would put your engine on a water hose today and crank her up. If the alarm goes off on the hose, you have a problem. If you are not familiar w/ dropping your lower unit, then I suggest you get it to a boat shop for a professional.