She looks great, hope you have been getting good time on the water with her.

I am suspicious of the fuel in both cases. In the first if you are overheating the problem would be more evident than the loss of a few hundred RPM. In the case of the Lancer I would first look at your fuel situation. Check your fuel/water separators as you probably are loaded up. The bearing is not...

Ditto on finding those impeller pieces. As you find them put the pieces together to know where you stand. You really want to get them all out of the system.

Ken

I strongly concur with Jim on an oil analysis. You mentioned a gas smell from the oil, did you check your oil level prior to your oil change? If you were up at all it would be another fuel pump diaphragm problem indicator. Remember the diaphragm is rubber compound and in contact with the fuel and if...

On the fuel subject, you do not mention what type of fuel filters you are using. Are they both water separators? How much fuel did you carry over from last year? How are your fuel lines? Did you replace them with alcohol compatible when you changed the tank? I ask because of the water absorption iss...

I have been seeing this product on line called Yacht Brite. There has been testominaly's about how the product works and I have not seen one bad blog on the product. This product is supposed to remove heavy oxidation then you follow up with ther polish to protect the finish. You can even use it on ...