Hey all. I’ve got a 2001 Yamaha OX66 250 horse two stroke. Yesterday, we had the boat on Moultrie to do some swimming and tubing. We got the boat in the shallows, shut it down, I raised the motor to keep it from hitting the bottom. It sat that way for about 2 hours. The time came to get going home to enjoy a nice dinner downtown. I put the motor back in the water, started the motor up, put it in gear with kids in tow in the tube. Went about 300 yards at about 6 knots while we were securing the rest of the boat down and the motor stopped. Tried for the next 1.5 hours to start it with no success. Called for a tow, and kept trying to start it; no go. Got towed, and kept trying to start it with no success. So for about 3 hours, it wouldn’t restart.
On about every third or forth attempt, the engine would turn over, go for a few revolutions, and stop. Then nothing would happen except for the starter engaging for the next few tries.
I removed the case, and removed my spark plug leads, checked the fuel filter, looked at the fuel lines. I tried starting it in a high rpm throttle setting, I tried in reverse (all with a disengaged prop btw) and everything in the middle. We even prayed over the motor.
So, I have to get the motor looked at and I’ve used Hanckel before with great success. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good outboard guy or marine shop up in the Summerville area to get it looked at today. We had plans to take the boat to NC on Saturday for a week and I really want to have it fixed before then.
Needless to say, we did not have a nice dinner downtown.
Thanks.
