"Harvey Arkawy" wrote in message
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The original owner stated that the boat &
motor only had about 30 hours total and that it had been about a year
and a half since it had been in the water.

I have my own horror story about low hours Mercury outboards that sat for a
year. I hope yours turns out better than mine!

Since it stalls when warm,
I'm more inclined to believe that vapor lock is causing my problem. I

Does the motor have a squeeze bulb between the tank and the motor? If you
are experiencing a vapor lock situation then simply giving the bulb a
squeeze should clear it up. If that helps the situation then I would
recommend changing the fuel pump.

From your earlier post I had the impression that once the engine died it
wouldn't restart until you changed the plugs. This wouldn't be vapor lock.


will have the impeller checked out as soon as I can find a Mercury
Force mechanic who is not swamped with work.

Water pump impeller is not that hard to change. The lower unit bolts to the
mid section with four or five bolts. Remove the bolts and drop the lower
unit and you should have easy access to the water pump housing. 4 to 6
small screws should hold the pump housing on and the impeller is under that.
It will take you less time to change it yourself then driving the boat down
to the dealer.


Rod