Hello all I am new to this forum and have read other threads with successive help but I have a few more questions and a possible diagnosis from someone. I am in Fort Collins CO and recently we took my boat down to lake havasu, the boat started up and it ran for about 5 minutes no problem and then was run at full throttle wide open for about another five when it started to loose power and then died. once it died some smoke initially was coming from the carb, after a carb clean no more smoke came out. when we took it back out the next day it would not get up on plane and a ticking noise started. some white smoke would come from the exhuast at startup but I wouldnt see it again after that. The oil is also clean with no water in it and the level has not raised in it at all. what I have found out so far my possibilities are a craked block, cracked head. although i hope not likely due to the oil not having water in it. a stuck valve? low compression? or a rich carb setting due to the lower elevation? sorry for the long post but the help would be greatly appreciated!
