nauticalnuge

Depending on the diver and boat speed you can pick up an additional 10 - 17 feet if the lure is tuned right and trolling with the waves they will run a bit deeper opposed to trolling into the waves according to precision trolling data Mark H

Did you put new points in when you did the cap and rotor? Also you might have to drain the fuel tank completely if you had ethanol fuel in the tank untreated when you winterized last fall then run reg. unleaded fuel only. I had a similar problem with my mercruiser 120 I ended up pulling the fuel tank from a closed bow boat which involved pulling the seats and kick panel and drained the tank completely, there was lots of sediment and separated ethanol I then cleaned and re lined my tank with p o r 15.. it came with cleaning solvents and a re liner which hardens and coats the inside of the tank. I put the tank back in, ran new fuel lines new fuel water separator new fuel filters new mechanical fuel pump and I only use regular unleaded fuel now and it hasn't missed a beat in 9 years, touch the key she starts, 35 year old boat and I use it all the time. Hope this was helpful to you