Ran aground! Need some troubleshooting advice.
Hello to all,
I was out on my birthday last week and decided on taking a shortcut through a bay to avoid a long no-wake zone. (Hudson wake bay, if you're reading this Wotan) I was doing about 30 mph and ran aground into a shallow spot in the bay, roughly 18 inches of water. Of course the engine cut out within a few seconds of first impact, luckily almost no damage to the prop as it was mostly sand and weeds. I ended up being stuck pretty good, had to find a jet ski to pull me out of the shallow spot. So once I get out I was able to start the boat right away, no problem. My wife was waiting on shore and was brought back on the jet ski, and as soon as she came aboard, the engine died. Couldn't start it back up after that, so I get towed back to the launch and take it home. I take apart all the hoses, inspect the impeller, pop off the thermostat, and drain and flush the manifolds just be sure I didn't have anything get sucked up. I turn the key on the hose, boat starts up right away. So, I figure everything is fine, right? I take it out today and I have trouble starting it and keeping it running. Once I get it running fine, I take off and for a few seconds it seems as if all is good. But, just as I start to plane out, engine cuts out and dies on me. It takes a good 5 pumps of the throttle to prime it to start again, so I idle to the beach, dumbfounded.
So, since I ran aground it seems like I have some sort of fuel delivery problem. Keep in mind I spent the entire morning on the day of my birthday wake-boarding, with absolutely no issues. In fact, I haven't had any issue since a stuck carb float 2 years ago in which I ended up rebuilding the carb. Normally starts up almost right away as well with just a small amount of priming. What could possibly have happened since I have ran aground? I am totally stumped on this one, I'm hoping someone has an idea on where to start.
Let the discussion begin!
Ran aground! Need some troubleshooting advice.
Start with what daff recommends. If timing and spark is good, check the fuel pump. If you have a mechanical pump, the diaphragms can be rather weak.
Ran aground! Need some troubleshooting advice.
From the looks its the original system with points.