[Mo]

Yesterday had a sudden shutdown on the boat and thought I might pass it along.

We were cruising at 5kts for about an hour and my sister and brother in law was with us. Engine suddenly shuts down. First thing comes to mind is coil. Checked for spark immediately...lots of good spark.

Pulled choke and tried restart...nothing; no signs of an attempt to start despite winding it over and trying different throttle and choke positions. We'd been hiking on islands and had the zodiac with a 4 hp with us...tied that to the stb quarter and Tony fired up the outboard and we made it 1/4 mile to the dock without difficulty. Dark was setting in so we unpacked our gear and headed home.

7am this morning I'm up and head to the boat to sort out the issue before it gets hot. Engine shut down suddenly and I have fire, so my first thought is the electronic fuel pump quit. Hauled a water bottle from the recycling bag and removed the rubber fuel line going to carb. Placed the hose into the bottle and turned over the engine...just a few drops of nice clean fuel.

Spare facet fuel pump 1.5 to 4 psi was put on. Took about 1/2 an hour including changing the inline filter while I was at it. I have my inline filter just before the fuel pump and the line from the pump goes directly to the carb. Boat fired right up...used it all afternoon island hopping again with family.

Thought this might help someone trouble shoot.
-Engine quit, did not stutter to a stop, it stopped suddenly,
-checked fire-good,
-tried restart with various choke and throttle settings-nothing.
-I could hear the pump thumping but didn't even bother hauling a plug to see if it was dry. Knew I had a fuel issue and most likely the pump...so I checked that first.

My electric pump was on there 11 years and it was no shame for it to quit.