Honda 225 Back to front controls

[Spaniard_King]

Ok I took the cable off and with the motor running pulled the shift lever forward (toward the bow of the boat!) and prop turns backward. Push the lever towards the stern prop goes forward

Is there any rings machined into the prop shaft??

[mmmouse]

No rings machined into the prop shaft Garry

[gofishin]

The prop is a LH prop (wrong), that's why it is going backwards! Gearbox sounds like a normal RH box, so of course the prop will be going backwards.

Who swapped the prop on you? Suzuki dealer??

Edit: Oops that pic is not your prop, sorry. Should read everything properly and not skim thru . Is your prop actually a RH rotation mmouse?

[Spaniard_King]

no ring is a right hand rotation G/Box, something has been stuffed up. The gearbox will not last running fulltime in reverse they are not designed to do that.

[mmmouse]

Yeah prop is definitely a right handed it came off the 200 mariner I had on the boat before. 100% right hand. I've driven twin screw boats for years and know a left hand prop from a right hand prop

[mmmouse]

Just updating, took it back to the mechanic and had the selector removed and installed correctly this time. Prop goes the right way now!😊