I put the boat in the water yesterday evening and idled at the dock for 5 minutes or so waiting for my brother to park the truck. I noticed a pretty big slick of unburned fuel gathering around the motor as it sat and idled.
I don't think it is a leaky hose or fitting since the ball pumps up solid without blowing anything out anywhere. I'm also quite certain it's not lower unit oil, but I will check that again today.
The motor runs fine but has bit of a hesitation when rolling the throttle on and I think it would fall on it's face if you tried to pull a skier up.
It hasn't run in about 5 years and has about 2 or 3 hours max on it since going back into service. It was winterized including fuel treatment and fogging when it was put up in '05, and I bought it in April. I'm not noticing what I would consider excessive fuel consumption although I really haven't had the boat at much speed for long. I've run about 5 or 6 gallons of fuel through it since I got it, including 3 gallons with a can of Seafoam in it.
I also have a charging problem with the tach not working and the battery only going over 11.9 volts on the voltmeter sporadically, mostly staying at 11.9 or under.
I have a good mechanic that I am in a fishing club with who is helping me work out the charging problem when we can get together on it, although he is very busy at this time of year.
I'm thinking that I need to get the carbs lined up for a rebuild as soon as possible. I'm putting this up here to see if anyone has any other ideas on this or if you think I should be looking at anything besides the carbs.
I don't think it is a leaky hose or fitting since the ball pumps up solid without blowing anything out anywhere. I'm also quite certain it's not lower unit oil, but I will check that again today.
The motor runs fine but has bit of a hesitation when rolling the throttle on and I think it would fall on it's face if you tried to pull a skier up.
It hasn't run in about 5 years and has about 2 or 3 hours max on it since going back into service. It was winterized including fuel treatment and fogging when it was put up in '05, and I bought it in April. I'm not noticing what I would consider excessive fuel consumption although I really haven't had the boat at much speed for long. I've run about 5 or 6 gallons of fuel through it since I got it, including 3 gallons with a can of Seafoam in it.
I also have a charging problem with the tach not working and the battery only going over 11.9 volts on the voltmeter sporadically, mostly staying at 11.9 or under.
I have a good mechanic that I am in a fishing club with who is helping me work out the charging problem when we can get together on it, although he is very busy at this time of year.
I'm thinking that I need to get the carbs lined up for a rebuild as soon as possible. I'm putting this up here to see if anyone has any other ideas on this or if you think I should be looking at anything besides the carbs.