Last time I took the boat out it was running like a champ. We got about a mile and a half from the boat ramp when it cut out and then died. Went to restart and when pulling the rope it only came out about a foot and it stopped hard. Tried again and the rope snapped. Got towed back.
New rope installed and it still only pulls out about a foot. Pulled the spark plugs and they don't look terrible. Motor spins over fine without the plugs. So what is the likely problem? This is an early to mid 90's 25 hp Mercury 2 stroke.