alfred pettersen wrote:
I am having an intermitent problem with this engine in my boat.

When I run at around 2500-3000 rpm and do some modest "wave hopping" in
Southern Georgian Bay, occassionally my engine just "dies" (stalls).

When I restart it and give it some throttle, it behaves like it is either
"fuel starved" or being "flooded".

Gotta figure out which one. It sounds like a fuel bowl level/float
valve problem, maybe in combination with a weak fuel pump and/or vapor
lock. Are you running your bilge blower?

Usually, the "fix" involves stopping the engine, opening the engine cover
and pumping the fuel bulb until line pressure is restored,

I have never seen a primer bulb on a Mercruiser - how did that get
there? This may be part of the problem... you may be sucking air into
the fuel sytem at the clamps, or the check valves are sticking or
broken... the bulb being there at all may be a sign of a previous problem...

Rob