Sadly, my boat hit the bottom of the lake last week. Fortunately, it was only in three feet of water, so all is not lost!<br /><br />The motor was fully tilted up and was sitting in water about a third of the way up the engine cover for a day or three. The filler for the boat's fuel tank was also under water.<br /><br />Once the boat was re-floated (and the leak plugged), I got the engine running (no obvious signs of damage) and it seemed absolutely fine until I ran the unit under load - towing a skier. At that point, it completely lost power, misfired and eventually cut out.<br /><br />I had the fuel tank drained and sure enough, there was water in the tank. The problem peristed and, on the advice of the local Honda dealer, I drained the float bowls of each carb. These also had a little water in them.<br /><br />The boat now runs much better, and I can even pull a skier, but it still misfires and cuts out from time to time under load / full throttle. I cannot find any evidence of water in the carbs. I know that the dealer who checked the motor out did not change the fuel filter - should this be necessary if it has had water passing through it? Is there anything else that is the likely cause of the misfiring,or is it most probably residual water, that I just have to get through the system? I am worried that here could be a more serious electrical problem, although my dealer claims it has to be water. I did add plenty of "dry-gas" to the tank.<br /><br />Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
