I tried posting earlier but it did not show up.

Check the choke cable for improper adjustment, perhaps it is not closing
completely. Loosen the cable clamp screw, pull the choke knob out fully,
then remove any slack from the cable. Tighten the screw. Be sure you
advance the throttle in nuetral to help starting.

A previous post talked about fuel deposits. The 4-stroke carb has very tiny
passageways and they are easily plugged up with dried fuel deposits due to
the chemical makeup of today's gasoline. Use the Evinrude 2+4 fuel stablizer
in each tankful to minimize fuel problems. Also enrichening the idle
adjustment screw a bit helps starting, warm up, and throttle response.

Bill Grannis
service manager