On Mar 11, 7:48?pm, wrote:
Put my boat (3.0L) in the garage for the winter last Oct. No fuel
stabilizer. 1/2 tank of gas.

Pulled it out periodically to start it...no problem.

Hadn't pulled it out since December so I pull it out a couple of weeks
ago and couldn't get it started. Fuel line to the fuel pump was dry.
No time to troubleshoot further so I stuck it back in the garage. Put
fuel stabilizer in at that point.

Pulled it put today. Sprayed carb-cleaner down the carb to give it a
kick.

It started up fine and ran very smooth.

Ran smooth for 5-10 minutes and then stopped dead. Won't start. It
will sputter if I spray carb cleaner in it, but it's not getting fuel.

What probably happened?

Thanks.

Best clue: Fuel line to pump is dry.

Check to see if the outlet valve at the fuel tank has been shut off.
Or, if you have an inline filter between the tank and the fuel pump
check to see if you have fuel to that point. Work back upstream until
you find fuel, and then see why it's not getting to your pump. (Maybe
your neighbor's teenager has been fueling his jalopy all winter via a
siphon hose and your fuel tank? Wouldn't be the first time.....)

Depending on the design of the fuel pump, you may have had enough fuel
collected there to run a small engine for a few minutes, and then it
would "stop dead" and not restart.