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[phm122]

Hi again,
I'm looking for advice as how to help in a nice easy startup when getting my boat in the water. I only get out there about once a week. When I get in the water, I pull on my choke before trying to start the engine. They seem to wind and wind, and then they'll start, then die on me. Then they start again, once I rev up the throttle. the engines just seem to take more effort to start when I haven't had them out in a while. Is this normal? Once I get going, out there, I can usually turn the engines on and off all I want, and they work great once they're warmed up. Also, once I get home and go to flush and fog them, there is no problem getting them started. It's just when I haven't had the boat out for a few days do I get this struggle to get them running once I initially get in. Any suggestions? Am I maybe flooding the engines? Should I keep the throttles at idle?

[Kevin Leclair]

When we had our 2000 Speedster 160, I would hook the hose up and start it before we left the house. We had similar issues in this boat, if it sat for a while it was stubborn to start. Getting it running before we left the house made it start right up when we got on the water.