Bolo
Contributing Partner
When I return from a sail I back my E32-3 down the fairway and into the slip. To set that up I bring the boat to a point about 75 feet or so off the fairway entrance and at about a 45 degree angle to it with the fairway to my port side. Then I shift into reverse, turn the rudder hard to port and rev the engine. The prop walk turns my stern right towards the fairway and the rest is easy.
But sometimes during the process, when I throttle down in forward and before shifting into reverse the engine often dies, like it’s starved for fuel. To overcomes this I sometimes need to keep the throttle open a bit and the RPMs up a little but not to much. First thought would be clogged fuel filters right? Well, this happened the other day after I changed out the primary and secondary so I don’t think it that but maybe it’s the fuel pump. I’ve never replaced it. The engine works great all of the other time but will stall (when throttled back) after it’s hot and been pushing the boat for awhile. I should also say that all it takes to restart is a push of the starter button without even touching the throttle. Anyone have this problem or a solution?
But sometimes during the process, when I throttle down in forward and before shifting into reverse the engine often dies, like it’s starved for fuel. To overcomes this I sometimes need to keep the throttle open a bit and the RPMs up a little but not to much. First thought would be clogged fuel filters right? Well, this happened the other day after I changed out the primary and secondary so I don’t think it that but maybe it’s the fuel pump. I’ve never replaced it. The engine works great all of the other time but will stall (when throttled back) after it’s hot and been pushing the boat for awhile. I should also say that all it takes to restart is a push of the starter button without even touching the throttle. Anyone have this problem or a solution?