Hey there i am new to the forum and was wondering if anyone had any advice on a problem i am having. i have a 1989 or some were in there 110 VRO outboard that i am having a problem keeping running. when the boat is out of water (i took it to a marina) with a boot on the motor it starts right up and runs like a champ but it seems once you put it in the water that it has a hard time starting and staying running. it will fire up and idle with the throttle turned up a little but as soon as i lower the throttle and try to put it in forward or reserve it stalls out and this can go on for as long as 45 mins. i use 2cycle gas i don't use the VRO system. the guy at the marina said that the compression in one maybe two of the cylinders is low i think they are 90,100,105,110 .so far this is what i have done to try and solve the problem: new plugs, fuel filter, new fuel treated with sea-foam, new plugs, new primer bulb, new starter. once its in gear and doesn't stall if you gas it too hard it will stall out but if you push the choke in and ease into the throttle it will take off and run great until you shut it off and go to fire it back up again, then it starts all over. i am running out of ideas and need some help i want to take it up to lake Ontario and don't want to get stranded. and slamming it into gear will eventually break something. thanks for all your help and ideas/solutions will be a great help.