Recent content by DiamondDave952

Does the primer bulb need to be primed? By that I mean, should I have connected the inlet to the primer bulk and squeezed it to get fuel to exit the outlet side before connecting to the engine fuel line? When I squeeze the bulb I can hear fuel moving in the tank but feels like nothing is...

Hello. My primer bulb normally is stiff when squeezed for the last 5 years of ownership. This past Spring, I noticed the primer bulb wasn't stiff and the motor still performed as normal. Thinking the primer bulb had gone bad, I bought a new OEM primer bulb from my Bennington service center...

I squeezed my primer bulb the other day and noticed it was soft and not firm like it was in the past. I squeezed it multiple times and even squeezed it with the primer bulb arrow pointing up but couldn't get the bulb firm. Curiously, I started the motor and it worked fine and let it idle for a...

I wanted to follow-up on the issue I wrote about above. I replaced my water/fuel separator again and this time, I filled the canister before installing it. Took my pontoon out with a friend today and put a few hours on the engine. The motor appears to be running fine now. RPMs are solid not...

Thanks for the feedback. The last time I changed the separator, I did prefill the canister and didn't have any issues. Will I do any damage to the engine if I keep running it while the air bubble makes their way out?

Hello All. I put my pontoon in the lake for the first time this season but, before I did, I replaced the fuel/water separator since it's been a few years (July 2024) since it was last replaced. I replaced the separator with a genuine Yamaha OEM part. I removed the old one and screwed on the...

I don't know if this is helpful or not but I used Google Gemini and asked it for potential causes for the engine issue you are having and this is what it said could be your issue... As Ronald Regan would say "... Trust, but verify..."

I empty 1/2 - 3/4 of a box of Bounce dryer sheets in the Fall before the pontoon gets shrink wrapped. Cheap insurance and it smell April fresh in the Spring.

I tow my 22' Bennington with my Toyota Tacoma short distances to and from the boat launch, twice a year. The Tacoma looks like a toy truck when I have the pontoon hooked up to it. The Tacoma can easily tow it; just a little slow when starting from a dead stop.

Below is the email response I received from UltraLegs to my question above. Feel much better :)

Hello All, I need some feedback from my fellow UltraLeg owners on something I noticed and not sure if it's normal or not. Let me explain by giving some background information. Last Fall, when I was done boating for the season, I do my normal routine. Load pontoon on the trailer, winterize...

Thank you for sharing your winterization process; it very informative.

I thought it was a lot too when I read the directions. Below is what is states on the back of the bottle.

Lake Sylvia is a nice lake with 20+ feet of water clarity, fishing is good and large enough for watersports. The down side is it there are zebra mussels so extra precautions are needed to prevent the spread to other lakes.

It's getting close to the end of boating season for us Northern folks and have a few questions looking for feedback from the community as I am still learning and want to do my own winterization to save some money. 1. How precise does one need to be when adding the Yamalube fuel stabilizer &...