Hello everyone,

Does anyone know a type of wood anchor inserts I can use to hold my battery tray. The screws holding my battery tray stripped out completely. It was  fixed before the first time the screws stripped out by using bigger screws and it just strippped out again. Maybe some type of wood anchor inserts will fix this problem. Thanks in advance!

Hello Everyone,

I hope all is well. I'm new to this forum and in need of some help... I'll start off with information on my boat.

-1995 Eliminator 207Ski Jet Boat
-Marine Power 454 Big Block
-Carter Electronic Fuel Pump to Rochester Carburetor
-Dual Optima Two Year Old Batteries with plenty of cranking power
-Engine was rebuilt in 2013 and ran maybe 4-5 hours so far. I never take this boat out for some reason...

Anyways, I'll just get to the point from here. My boat just cranks but won't fire up and run. I tried spraying starter fluid in the carburetor I purchased last year and had no luck. Last time I ran the boat was last year for about an hour. I haven't checked but I'm pretty sure there's plenty of spark. I believe its a fuel issue going into the carburetor because I really didn't smell any fuel when I was pumping the throttle. I did smell the starter fluid but not much fuel. Fuel tank was filled to full from empty last year with fuel stabilizer. I've also tried to just stepped and hold on the throttle while cranking (which always worked before without starter fluid) but it won't fire up. Now even if there's no fuel going in the engine, wouldn't the starter fluid at least fire up the engine and then cut off? Am I not spraying enough, or spraying too much, or just spraying in the wrong area? I don't know what it's called, but I sprayed in the front two port of the carburetor underneath the air filter. I even let the boat sit for 20 minutes thinking I flooded the engine and when I cranked, all it would do is just crank and won't fire up. I checked the fuel pump and it's pumping out gas. This boat does not have a choke for some reason. I'll check for spark later today but like I said, I'm sure there is spark. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

One thing I'm curious about. If I have an electronic fuel pump, why do I have to pump the throttle to bring gas to the carburetor? I've always wondered that.