They are stranded. The engine is very slow even at full throttle and will not idle. As well it is very difficult to restart... Though many times it will cold start fine.
So after resting the boat a couple of times I replaced the plugs( the boat sat for a couple of years seemed a good place to start) After changing the plugs no change in the behavior. So I planned to replace the wires... I pulled the boot off one completely while removing the wire. Then removing the plug I noticed one was still clean and shiny. I think the wire was corroded to the point of breaking within the boot. Looking around on line nothing matched up with the 7.25 length I have. I tried finding evinrude specs but did not turn up anything. I saw 6, 9, and 12 inch wires available. I am used to automotive wires, marine is new to me. I did read something about evinrude carbureted engines needing to be asnclose to zero ohms as possible? If so what am I looking for in a reading?
it gets all the blame these days