Quote Originally Posted by slabbuster
Look I have question for anyone who knows anything about motors,lol. I am tired of taking my boat to the boat shop for minor tune ups so I decided to try it myself. I am having trouble with my boat getting off to a fast start. I have changed the spark plugs, put fuel additive in the gas tank, and sprayed carberatur cleaner in the carberatur, and put a new fuel filter on. It almost seems like the motor is slipping.
A PIN HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE WILL CAUSE IT TO DO THAT, I HAD THE SAME THING THING HAPPEN TO ME YEARS AGO , MY BOAT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO PLANE OUT . TRIED EVERYTHING UNTIL A FRIEND TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINE . THAT SIMPLE FIX WAS THE ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM . IT MAY SOUND ELEMENTRY BUT IT ONLY COSTS A FEW DOLLARS TO ADD TO YOUR PROCESS OF ELEMINATION .

JEFFRO