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?

I'm having a problem with my 1997 Seadoo Challenger. I just had it serviced for the summer, and my mechanic told me that the right engine wouldn't start, and he figured it was the carbs. It cost me $500. The mechanic told me the the carbs were filthy, and had some powdered residue on them. I thought this fixed the problem. But I went out today for the first time, and I could hardly get the right engine past 3000rpm, and the thing would bog on me and die. It did fire up once, and I had really good speed going, but the engine still sounded like it was chugging, trying to get fuel. Then I shut the engines down again, and the same thing happened, I couldn't get it past 3000rpms. I don't know much about boats or engines. I'm looking for someone's opinion. The port side engine was purring fine, but was having a heck of a time with the starboard.


Thanks

Peter

Hi Guys!
Although the summer isn't over yet, it's getting close! I wanted to find out about winterizing. I'm storing my boat in a heated potato warehouse this winter. Besides flushing and fogging the engines, and disconnecting the battery, is there anything else I should be doing? Of course I'm going to put antifreeze in the engines just in case there's a cold snap and the power fails in the warehouse. But I want to find out if there is any type of winterizing besides the norm.


Thanks for the help

Peter