lakemerwinlarry
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Hi everyone,
I bought a 1998 Bayliner 1800 with a Force 120HP outboard a couple months ago. When we test drove the boat, it ran great, no problems.
I took the boat up to the lake the next week and we were on the water the whole weekend with no issues.
Same thing the weekend after that. It was my 5th time out on this boat. We ran all day, drift fishing - starting and stopping the motor several times throughout the day.
Got the boat to the dock, and it wouldn't start to pull it onto the trailer. Smelled of gas like it was flooded too.
Thank god there was nobody at the launch - we must have looked like fools pulling the boat onto the trailer with a ROPE!
So yesterday we put her in the water again - she started right up on the second crank. She ran great all day, but I noticed that she was smoking (blue smoke) a bit more than normal. Because I was a tad bit gunshy from the weekend before, I didn't shut it off, we ran around the lake for a bit - fished some - then headed back to the ramp about 2 hours later.
I shut it down, went and got the trailer, came back - won't start! Waited 10 minutes, still won't start.
again - had to PULL the boat onto the trailer with a rope.
This time after cranking and cranking (and not starting) I noticed a heavy gas smell, like it was flooded. when I tilted the motor up to pull it onto the trailer, I noticed feel dripping out of it.
Gas used - 87 Octane with regular marine 2-stoke oil at 50:1 mix.
This is pretty frustrating. Like I said, I'm new to boating and know almost nothing about this outboard besides what I have read already.
Does this boat need professional help? I'm pretty mechanically inclined and can fix it if it's something minor.
It would be nice to work out these bugs before summer comes and the weather warms up and the kids want to get on the water every weekend!
I bought a 1998 Bayliner 1800 with a Force 120HP outboard a couple months ago. When we test drove the boat, it ran great, no problems.
I took the boat up to the lake the next week and we were on the water the whole weekend with no issues.
Same thing the weekend after that. It was my 5th time out on this boat. We ran all day, drift fishing - starting and stopping the motor several times throughout the day.
Got the boat to the dock, and it wouldn't start to pull it onto the trailer. Smelled of gas like it was flooded too.
Thank god there was nobody at the launch - we must have looked like fools pulling the boat onto the trailer with a ROPE!
So yesterday we put her in the water again - she started right up on the second crank. She ran great all day, but I noticed that she was smoking (blue smoke) a bit more than normal. Because I was a tad bit gunshy from the weekend before, I didn't shut it off, we ran around the lake for a bit - fished some - then headed back to the ramp about 2 hours later.
I shut it down, went and got the trailer, came back - won't start! Waited 10 minutes, still won't start.
again - had to PULL the boat onto the trailer with a rope.
This time after cranking and cranking (and not starting) I noticed a heavy gas smell, like it was flooded. when I tilted the motor up to pull it onto the trailer, I noticed feel dripping out of it.
Gas used - 87 Octane with regular marine 2-stoke oil at 50:1 mix.
This is pretty frustrating. Like I said, I'm new to boating and know almost nothing about this outboard besides what I have read already.
Does this boat need professional help? I'm pretty mechanically inclined and can fix it if it's something minor.
It would be nice to work out these bugs before summer comes and the weather warms up and the kids want to get on the water every weekend!