Picked the boat on Wednesday, she is starting up really well and running really smooth! The excessive smoke issue has been resolved... Nothing like the right oil, clean carbs and fresh regular 87-octane gas!
The no start issue has been addressed as well, that being said the tech at the marina said that I will need to "learn" how best to start the engine in all conditions. Cold start: turn key to ON and leave it for a second, then start to allow the auto enrichment gravity feed to work it's magic. Hot start: (engine at operating temp) just turn the key to start, no enrichment needed. Warm start is the the real trick, as depending on how much the engine has cooled, the sensor may activate the auto enrichment and cause a flooding condition... So to deal with that, the tech said to use the steering throttle to open the carb throat plates, and miraculously this works extremely well!
The hole shot is really quite good now, however this might be partially due to another adjustment of the extended ride plate! And porpoising is completely gone! The pull to the left is better, but the ride plate needs another adjustment on the left side.
Performance is good, 5500 RPM's and 46 MPH, not exactly what I was hoping for, but the tech said with the compression being a little low, that's about all I can expect... Maybe a rebuild in a year or so will get that up over 50?
Overall I am thrilled with the way it is running and I took great advantage of a fantastic day yesterday, 1st day of my vacation... And I was out on the lake extensively with family and friends. I just want to thank everyone who has chimed in to help out.
