Hard Starting Tohatsu M115A

[tablerockboater]

I've owned boats 53 years.
New-to-us boat and motor, just getting used to it. Run maybe a couple of hours.
Battery is good. Gas is fresh.
Squeeze bulb, move fast idle lever, choke, crank . . . crank . . . crank.
Nothing.
Then, starts and runs great.
Same thing every time.
Don't know why it doesn't start. Don't know why it starts.
Flooded?
No gas?
No spark?

 

[tablerockboater]

I've owned boats 53 years.
New-to-us boat and motor, just getting used to it. Run maybe a couple of hours.
Battery is good. Gas is fresh.
Squeeze bulb, move fast idle lever, choke, crank . . . crank . . . crank.
Nothing.
Then, starts and runs great.
Same thing every time.
Don't know why it doesn't start. Don't know why it starts.
Flooded?
No gas?
No spark?

Kill switch?

 

[MattFL]

First try to figure out why it's not starting. When it won't start, first check for spark. If it has spark, next shoot a little fuel or starting fluid into the intake and see if it then starts right way. If yes then you likely have a fuel issue. Also check the compression.