1988 150 XR4 loses rpm and dies under load

Nachman

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My 88 XR4 starts on the ramp, idles well, putters thru the no wake zone no problem. Then on blast off I get a 20 second boat ride followed by a loss of rpm and engine dies. Engine restarts, put in gear and engine dies. I restart again,throttle up this time, get good rpm, then lose some rpm, gain rpm back, lose rpm then engine dies. Bulb is not hard when running. Acts like a fuel delivery problem, not sure. Please help I'm using up trolling motor batteries to get back to the ramp.
Thanks, Dave
 
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