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That's a good point. Although it is an integral fuel tank, I guess it has a pump. Maybe the diaphragm's gone. Thanks.

Thank you. I'm pretty sure it will be fuel starvation. I will turn the fuel off and time how long it runs.

I have a lovely old Mariner 2HP 2 stroke outboard on my tender. Anyone who has owned one will know they are practically bombproof...

Thank you. That's reassuring. I will know more when she's launched in April, I guess. Very exciting. Sadly there's zero money in the pot...

I've had many boats but Zircon is my first wooden boat. She is a Yachting World 5 Tonner, built in 1947, with a white painted carvel...