Check the little stuff

[NHGuy]

So my newish to me boat has been cranking long for starts so I gave it a look over. I found the ignition wires crossing each other, the coil wire crossing some plug wires, plus a bit loose in the coil tower. I rearranged the wires so none were leaning on electronics or each other. Then I grabbed my daughter and had her pump the throttle once while I looked down the carburetor bore. Confirmed there was a nice stream of gas. Left it at one pump, put on the muffs, cranked it and it lit on half a turn.
Lesson learned, be fussy. It actually can help!

 

[alldodge]

Nice to hear she is firing right up, but if crossed wires were causing an issue you might want to think about replacing the wires

 

[NHGuy]

I think the coil end seemed like it came out too easily. Maybe it wasn't seated before I started. The wires on there seem nice and supple, but now that you mention it the boots aren't as grippy as new, so they probably are tired.