86 Yamaha 8hp 2 stroke broke

Stebone

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I just inherited my dad's old boat motor I took it out for the first time today and it ran perfect started first pull no probs untill I beached the boat for a few hours now it will not start I've got fuel and I had a buddy look for spark which he saw any ideas where to start
 

QBhoy

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A very unusual thing for one of these to break. One of the all time best ever made.

Did you have 2 stroke oil mixed with the fuel ? Is the fuel old ? Was the choke on ?
 
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