hey guys im new to this site but I got some problems with my engine. Went out this weekend and my boat ran ok till lunch we was out for about 2 hours then after lunch it didn't wont to run for crap I got it back to dock but was lucky I guess. this is the set up I just bought the boat this spring and the guy has a funny way of cranking it. HE has a wire going straight to the coil from the battery. He said just use it to crank it. so that's what I was doing. Well it ran fine in the yard at home here but when we got to lake we had problems after lunch the only way I was able to get it back to dock was to put that wire on battery. Also while all this was going on the engine would idle fine so I raised the cover and touched the wire from distributor to coil and it shocked me I know that's not right. I guess my questions are were should I start. Change coil, New plugs and Wires, Distributor,. Also will it hurt to have that wire from coil to battery on all the time while im out running on lake. Also can these parts be bought at local auto parts store? And just a few more items the wheel will turn but it is very tough you get a work out I know it shouldn't be that hard should it ?Also the water temp gauge dosent seem to work I guess that's a simple fix just do some testing .Any help would be very appreciative. Thanks Michael