I am planning to get my first real ski boat in 2013 (first inboard). I have only owned I/O with a carb before. Boats that fit my $ range are ’98-01.
Would you wait to find a boat with fuel injection and not look at boats with a carb?
What do you guys think about boats with a carb from a maintenance view?
Do you guys with carbs have problems getting your boat started when going for a late fall ride? Not sure if the temp change makes much difference.
I am not saying that boats with a carb can’t be reliable or perform well. But having that turnkey start and no need to pump the throttle sounds like it would be worth waiting to find. I do most of my own maintenance on my cars, trucks and boats. I have had a little bit of trouble with my OLD boat getting the carb adjusted just right. I think part of the problem is I have not done enough research on tuning and tweaking carbs.
Not sure if this matters for this discussion but, I am planing to get an OB slalom boat.