For starters boat is an 85 Comp TS6M with a PCM Chevy 350.

So yesterday was dump in day - I was stoked. We backed her in and she fired right up. Felt like she was running like a top buttery smooth. No surging just straight velvet awesomeness.

Took 2 joyride laps around the lake (small lake 130 acres) and backed off the throttle to pick up my bro at the dock. Went to accelerate and the boat felt like it had nothing and sounded like it wasn't running on all cylinders. Started belching black smoke out of exhaust as well. I limped it back to the dock for inspection.

The only way I can start it is fully choked throttle all the way on and it runs rough when I do so. After inspection it looks like the carb has excess gas leaking around the seal. But there was smoke coming out of the carb as well when idling that was blueish in color.

Did I blow a ring or is this a carb issue? HELP I wanna ski!!!