Spent about a year fixing up this boat and motor and launched it for the first time yesterday. This was my first time launching a boat.
14ft Achilles with a 40hp Tohatsu 2 stroke, the M40D.
She started up pretty good with a little choke then ran fine in the harbor. Got bait at the bait barge and she started up fine again and I motored about a mile out to fish.
With only one battery I wanted to start her up periodically since I was running the bait tank but had difficulty but she'd turn over after a few tries then I trolled to another spot a half hour away and parked and fished.
At this point I could not get the engine to start without fast idle. I'd put her in a fairly high idle, slam dow the lever and throw it into full throttle and shed clunk and buck but I could move again. Then she'd run fine again.
Got her back into the harbor and about 200ft from the dock she stalled out, I assume from the low idle speed. She stalled out 2 more times before docking and I started her back up the way I mentioned, with a buck and a kick.
A friend said it was the ethanol in the gas.
Anyone else experience this?
I should mention I had the carb rebuilt by a Tohatsu dealer before this maiden voyage.
14ft Achilles with a 40hp Tohatsu 2 stroke, the M40D.
She started up pretty good with a little choke then ran fine in the harbor. Got bait at the bait barge and she started up fine again and I motored about a mile out to fish.
With only one battery I wanted to start her up periodically since I was running the bait tank but had difficulty but she'd turn over after a few tries then I trolled to another spot a half hour away and parked and fished.
At this point I could not get the engine to start without fast idle. I'd put her in a fairly high idle, slam dow the lever and throw it into full throttle and shed clunk and buck but I could move again. Then she'd run fine again.
Got her back into the harbor and about 200ft from the dock she stalled out, I assume from the low idle speed. She stalled out 2 more times before docking and I started her back up the way I mentioned, with a buck and a kick.
A friend said it was the ethanol in the gas.
Anyone else experience this?
I should mention I had the carb rebuilt by a Tohatsu dealer before this maiden voyage.