I had the motor out of my boat the other day to put a new pan gasget on it and turned the drive shaft with my hand and the pump sounded like someone was kicking a tin can down the street for a few seconds and then cleared up. sahft seems to be ok i.e. no up and down play. I put it on the water...

Finally bit the bullet and decided to build myself a "proper" adventureboat. Obviously a big departure from what you guys are used to but one hell of a fun boat. Never really liked the 2 stroke jet thing but let me tell you when you have to push the boat 300 feet its a welcome departure from the...