I purchased a used 2000 evinrude 115 ficht S#:G 04769981 from a dealer. Yesterday I finally go it in the water and she fired right up. After a warm up, I putted around and then ran it up to 5500 rpms, Then I turned around and did it again. Since I didnt have my boat registration yet, I didnt want to stay on the water any longer, so I made my way back to the landing. Once I got the boat down to an idle the motor died. No lights or anything. When I tried to start it, it would spit, sputter and run for about 1 second and die again. It took about 5-10 minutes for me to get her to run. I had to give it gas right after it 'fired' in order for it to stay started. I made my way to the landing and called the dealer.
They suggested putting fresh gas and stabilizer in and trying it again, which I plan on doing this sunday.
In the mean time, what are your thoughts? Could it be bad gas? Bad Battery? Bad plugs? All of the above? or something else?
Thanks in advance.