tks Mike,

No it never has worked right. Seems to be worse in a salt water
situation and if anything it tends to work better when running at
speed. Nothing I can think of has changed recently although it seems
to have gotten worse. So its not the intake that's a problem.

So I agree with you that there is probably a loop somewhere where a
slug of water is trapped and the pumped water can't make it over that
loop. Occasionaly, you can here the water break thru as the pump revs
slow down and then, gurgle, water starts coming out. The hoses run
under the center console so its possible with vibration that they have
somehow moved causing this loop to be created that you are
suggesting.

I'll push around under there to see what things look like.

Other than this, this Kenner has really been a great boat. I enjoy it
more every time that I take it out.

tight lines!
Don