Ok finally got the bass boat on the water ( 83 merc 50hp thunderbolt distributorless ignition). Had a hard start at the doc when we launched. ( it had never done this with muffs on, always fired right up ) I figured maybe fuel slopping around in the carbs maybe got in the cylinders. Had to open...
Hello,
this is my first post. I recently bought a 1983 16ft boat with mercury thunderbolt ignition 50hp merc. I first noticed a fuel leak when the outboard was lifted up for towing. I researched this and that seems to be normal, however when tche outboard is down and has even ran for awhile (...