Yea i have been told by 2 people they had the same issue and turned out to be there coil however as im typing this my boat has one coil with 2 plug wires coming off it. So i would think if the coil was bad it probably wouldnt run at all. I consider myself a dam good backyard mechanic with cars...
Gentlemen I have a Mariner 40 that I could use some help with. Tag says 40 EL 6E9 L 421476. What year is this motor and where do i find parts? Boat runs great on land but once in the water it barely runs when i try to take off. I did get it to run like normal if i play with the choke and find...