Hello all. I just purchased a used 96 model carolina skiff with a 96, 55 suzuki and I seem to have a problem with constant water flow out of the pee hole. I first ran the boat a 1/2 mile or so and notice that the pee hole stoped running water so I stopped and took a wire hanger and released a few grains of sand and it began pumping once more. I did this a couple of times with the same results each time. I then decided to load the boat and take it home until I could flush it and replace the water impeller for fear of a bad impeller and trash in the system. I removed the foot and changed out the impeller (which did needed changing) and cranked the motor. At first it pumped water out the pee hole great and eventually quit to nothing more than a drip. I then shut the motor off and turned it back on and it pumped strong again. It did the same thing again and I shut it down and cranked it back up and it pumped strong. I may have fixed the problem but I won't know until I take it to the water again and put it under a load. What do you folks think? Sand in the system or something failing? I didn't see any more sand.
