acuthbertson
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- Jun 19, 2006
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I am thinking about buying a 1978 Cobia runabout with a 85 Hp FORCE. The Cobia is in mint condition and my only concern is the engine. I put the boat is the water after two years of not running and it started with a little TLC. The problem is when I went to put it in gear it bogged out??? Finally I got it out of the wake zone in forward only to die out about 20 yards from shore and had to paddle in. I could not start the boat again once it simply quit in half throttle? Any suggestions....Could this simply be a carb cleaning and new plugs and gas??? I spoke with a mechanic and he quoted me 300- 400 bucks to clean the carbs and tune-up the engine. Is this the right thing to do? I am new to the game. Thanks for any help....