![]() Row or paddle back and tie on or drop your dinghy anchor.Īnd as a side note, always have your basic safety gear in the boat - see my article on Things to Carry in the Dinghy. If you’re not tied on to your boat or a dock or anchored, the first priority is to not get swept away from safety. THE FIRST THING TO DO WHEN THE OUTBOARD WON’T START BUT - and this is the important part - the vast majority of problems do not require any special knowledge to find and fix at least well enough to get home. If you’re a mechanic-type and know outboards, great. Does it start okay, then die when you put it into gear?Īdmittedly, there are going to be times when there is no simple fix. ![]() Do you smell gas? (If so, immediately extinguish any cigarettes or other smoking materials! Actually, extinguish them before doing any of the fuel system checks.).Is there an external tank connected by a fuel hose?. ![]() Sometimes the motor will sound like it’s not even really trying to start other times it’ll sound like it’s almost starting.Start by noticing important clues as to the cause: FOUR CLUES TO WHY THE OUTBOARD WON’T START 95% of starting problems are caused by the same group of things and don’t require a mechanic. In fact, only one of the things to check even requires a tool (and that is just a small flat-blade screwdriver) that screwdriver and a roll of tape (I like Rescue Tape - read about it here) are all you need for any of the simple solutions and jury-rigs presented here. It doesn’t matter what brand of outboard you have or whether it’s 2-stroke or 4-stroke. ![]() What are the likely causes? What should you check first? Second? Third? ![]()
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