Finally had a day that gave us a break from the rain this AM so we hooked up and headed out. Launched and started down the canal and a low voltage warning popped up on my GPS. As I got on step it starting reading 12.3 volts, so all is good. A mile down the canal we turned into the Intercoastal Canal and shortly after that I hear a strange noise coming from the engine, kind of a rattle like something was loose. I shut down and pulled the cover and didn't find anything wrong. Decided to come in, but the boat wouldn't get on step as it was running on only 2 cylinders. So we idled in and picked up. I have an appointment at the boat doctor shortly to see what we can find. I sure hope and pray it's not a cylinder that went down. That would hurt real bad. I post the outcome later.
"gene"