You could try tuning the key on, no cranking. Turn key off and back on a few times to build fuel pressure. Then start. A weak fuel pump/system may not build the pressure needed. I've done this on fuel injected cars to get them going to get them to a shop or home. Sometimes it work's sometimes it...
If the flywheel is just going backwards after shutdown that little bit, it's because the cylinder is coming up on compression with no spark. They all do that no problem.
Transom. yes. Some of them are stains, the long one from the plug curving up is a crack in the gelcoat. also from the rotten transom. The others on the sides are cracks also.
yup, they cut the transom out. happened years ago, at a lake in central Wi. At night, 5 boats in the middle of the lake missing motors, one cut off with a chainsaw. Nobody heard a thing.
Drain the oil and water out of the block, and tip away. Put some cardboard down under the area, it'll drip some fuel and stuff. It won't hurt it a bit. Also on the motor stand, grease the pivot point, they turn hard if not lubed up.
Mine is like that also. I don't see any way of fixing what's there. I will strip or clean it well and prime paint it at some point in my life. As is it works fine and I don't have to worry about banging it up at the dock
Update. The new nav/anchor light arrived, I set up a test with it as it can't be mounted yet. It worked perfectly in anchor and nav positions. I'm figuring the old light was shorted internally or something as it would not operate properly before. So glad I don't have to un-bolt the helm to get...
