Thanks for your quick help.

Is the choke the little flappy thing (obviously don't know the proper
term) on top of the carb? When I stopped the boat and removed the
flame arrestor, I noticed that the "flap" was wide open (this is how I
could see the gas bubbling inside). Again, I know very little about
this stuff but isn't this flap supposed to be closed when the car/boat
is not running???? Is it always open when the boat is running? This
may have been the stuck part maybe (which I probably loosen back by
simply touching it)???

Andre
PS: Sure thing about having it looked over by someone knowledgeable
(this excludes me!). I don't want to go boating in fear all summer...




On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 01:30:41 GMT, "tony thomas"
wrote:

A stuck carb float or choke would be my guess. This will cause the carb to
run rich and flood. May or may not ever happen again.
I would remove the carb and tear it down and clean good. If you can't do
yourself have it rebuilt as a safety precaution.