Tom
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I've had an itch to go fishing but, between travel and local Delta waterways being shut down, I hadn't been able to. The bass boat hasn't been in the water for several months, so I figured I'd better check it out so I can get some fishing in before leaving for Moab. I checked the oil, lowered the boat into the water and turned the key. As always, the 60hp 4-cycle Mercury outboard started on the first turn of the key. I previously had a 8hp 2-cycle Merc outboard that I transferred between a couple of dinghies for 12-13 years and it fired up on the first pull of the handle no matter how much I seemed to abuse it.
By comparison, the 40hp 4-cycle Yamaha on our current dinghy won't start after a long period of inactivity without me changing the spark plugs. Same story with the 155hp 2-cycle Yamaha on our PWC.
By comparison, the 40hp 4-cycle Yamaha on our current dinghy won't start after a long period of inactivity without me changing the spark plugs. Same story with the 155hp 2-cycle Yamaha on our PWC.