y'all ever had one of THOSE days......

[ScubaLatt]

Had a similar experience this summer. We keep a 24' pontoon boat at our lake house in Toledo. I get there one Friday PM and get keys out of shed and begin to crank engine to no avail. Crank, crank. Pump bulb. Check fuel lines. Pull filters. Crank more. Choke the crap out of it. Press the little black button on side of throttle and push it forward. Crank, crank, crank. Cuss. Scratch head. Throw hat. Let it rest cause maybe it's flooded. Grab beer. Wipe sweat from face. Pump bulb. Choke. Crank. Nada. Cuss. Getting dark-enuf for the night.

Next morning: pump bulb, choke, black knob on side of throttle. Crank. Crank. Crank. Cuss. Cuss. Cuss.

Neighbor hears me. Walks over and examines situation. Removes cowling. Wiggles all wires. Taps on filters. Taps starter with screwdriver. Wiggles plug wires. Pulls plug wires off, blows on them. Puts back on. Crank. Nada. Choke. Nada. Black knob thingy. Crank. Nada. Cuss. Scratch head. Getting hotter as sun rises higher.

Other neighbor hears racket, walks over. Looks in fuel tank. Gas? Check. Wiggles battery cables. Pulls out voltage meter. 12 V ? Check. ( charged battery all night). Spins prop? Taps glass on rpm and fuel gauges. Choke key, crank, black knob thingy. Nada. He cusses.

Battery getting weak. Put charger on and turn to starting mode. Crank, crank, choke, black knob, cuss. Nada. 80 YO Step dad comes back in from fishing. Joins the 3 of us. Looks down at red wire hanging from key. Plugs into kill switch. Crank. Vroommmmm!

Cuss. Laugh with neighbors!

Never forget kill switch now!