Recent content by DennisfromDanbury

I am replying to my own post because I am not sure how these threads work and I want everyone to see what I say. Thanks to all of you for taking the time to give me this great advice. And SkunkBoat, great video and great advice. Your problem from a few years ago sounds very much like mine...

Thanks. I will change the plugs in the spring from now on. On Friday I noticed that the effect can be instantaneous...we hit a wave and instantly the motor hesitated...no more than a fraction of a second after impact. And then it went right back on.

I have an old Grady, 208 Adventure, year 2000, with a 200 HP Yamaha two stroke engine. I am trying to keep it running as long as possible, and have spent a lot on preventive maintenance and repairs over the years. So there is no reason why the engine should not be running fine. However, for...

I just read a post somewhere in which a guy had a similar problem and it was water in the VST. The water would get sucked up when he went over waves at high rpm. I guess this is another thing to look for.

I don't think it stops completely. Think of a guy pulling the throttle all the way back quickly and then just as quickly pushing to to full throttle. I'm not sure but the engine may not actually stop in between. There is no human intervention between the stop and the start. (I have a stupid...

I have a year 2000 208 Adventure with a 200 HP two stroke Yamaha. It runs great on smooth seas, from idle to full throttle. But when seas are 1-2 feet, or sometimes over big wakes, the engine often stops suddenly and just as suddenly starts up again. It is as if someone instantly pulled the...