copperhead

Hi everyone,<br>Had trouble on the water today,needed to be towed in. Have put approx. 40 hours on the boat this summer to date. The boat has been running great. Took the boat out on Thursday night with no problem. We ran the boat about six miles up the river today and stopped for a swim then when over to our fishing hole for about and hour. Pulled out and ran about 1/4 mile at 30 mph and engine stopped instantly. Tried to restart, the engine turns over and fires but barely idles and then stops. It will idle slightly every once and a while and when you go to forward it dies. I had put new fuel filter and water/fuel separator in it in the spring along with new plugs. When the boat restarts the engine sounds fine, however will not stay running. I drained the fuel/water separator and the fuel looked fine. The electric fuel pump sounds the same as always. I checked the battery connections and they seem fine. Could this be the fuel filter plugged after 200 gallons of gas? I have been using Star- tron in every five gallon pail and Sea Foam in every second tank. I am going to order new fuel filters tomorrow. Has anybody got any other suggestions? Hope everyone is having a great summer!<br>best regards<br>Terry