It happens...

[Fiskadoro]

So I'm out this morning making squid in the skiff and my outboard dies at idle, it then becomes difficult to start. I get it running do another drift and it dies again. At this point I put down my kicker and it won't start at all. It takes maybe fifteen minutes to get the outboard running again, and I headed in. At the ramp I could not even get it restarted to put it on the trailer.

Just put 40 bucks of gas in the thing, but I figure with both motors it's got to be bad fuel. I can't remember the last time technical problems forced me off the water. Should of gone Kayaking.

Jim

[makobob]

Bummer, can happen to anyone, Check filters and take a close look at the tank, with this hot HUMID weather it might be condensed water in the fuel tank. Keep tank full and that will not happen.

[Old Man in the Sea]

Yea I heard Fukushima’s radioactive water was beginning to cause outboard motor problems off the San Diego Coast...

[dorado50]

Point being...............?

[ful-rac]

I think it's operator error....or maybe it's the radiation....nah...operator error

[driftwood]

the same thing happen to me just a week ago Jim. The first thing that came out of my mouth was....."The sky is falling, the sky is falling, meterors are falling every day"

So now radiation is in our fuel production?

Sorry Jim couldn't help myself

[jorluivil]

Here's what I think happened




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Space Weather: Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections


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Though the sun lies 93 million miles (149 million km) from Earth, its unceasing activity assures an impact on our planet far beyond the obvious light and heat. From a constant stream of particles in the form of solar wind to the unpredictable bombardment from solar flares and coronal mass ejections, Earth often feels the effects of its stellar companions. Less noticeable are the sunspots crossing the solar surface, though they are related to the more violent interactions. All of these fall under the definition of "space weather."
Watch a very large solar flare:





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Why is the light blue in water?

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Another possible explanation is that the number of photons emitted by such a charged particle is inversely proportional to wavelength. This would mean that more photons are emitted with shorter wavelengths, thereby moving the spectrum to the blue side.

[Dim Jay]

Originally Posted by Fiskadoro

So I'm out this morning making squid in the skiff and my outboard dies at idle, it then becomes difficult to start.

That's really a great feat that you were able to make squid!

Your motor sounds like it will likely be a plugged fuel intake.

Just my take.
Jay

[Bubble Boy]

Originally Posted by Dim Jay

That's really a great feat, that you were able to make squid!

Your motor sounds like it will likely be a plugged fuel intake.

Just my take.
Jay

Excellent observation Jay. If there is anyone that knows motors, it is certainly you!

[Dim Jay]

Originally Posted by Bubble Boy

Excellent observation Jay. If there is anyone that knows motors, it is certainly you!

Thank you! It is nice to be appreciated!

Just my take.
Jay

[Bubble Boy]

Originally Posted by Dim Jay

Thank you! It is nice to be appreciated!

I can't think of anyone that deserves to be appreciated more than you Jay!

[Old Man in the Sea]

Jay you think it is a concurrent plugged fuel intake in both the main outboard and also the kicker - less than a 3.5% probability of that being the root cause. I think you need to get inside bubble boy's bubble and do some brainstorming with him ...2 clues...Japanese Radioactive water and the Cerenkov effect that Jorge mentioned are the key to figuring out what happened to these motors... now get to work on this!!!

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by Dim Jay

That's really a great feat that you were able to make squid!

Your motor sounds like it will likely be a plugged fuel intake.

Just my take.
Jay

WOW!!! Finally, someone that really knows what they're talking about.

[MrPatrick]

^Classic^

[paintnfish]

I'm going with scales in the water intake due to that
crappy bait Insein Bait Co sales, everybody knows that
theres no squid in santa monica bay.