[bohman]

This isn't exactly about a "ride", but I figured there are more gear-heads here than the outdoor forum. I have a 5 horse Nissan outboard that is starting to put out a lot of white smoke in the exhaust. Plus, the last time I ran it full-throttle, it was starting to bog down a bit.

It idles just fine, and starts on the first or second pull. I put a new plug in it last week, although I didn't bother to measure the gap first, so that may not have done as much good as I thought. I simply forgot to bring the gapper with me to the dock.

A couple of obvious things come to mind. Make sure I get some fresh fuel & oil in it. That can be a problem, since I run it infrequently - it's a on a sail boat. I run for 10 minutes to get away from the dock, & 10 minutes back to the dock. Possible clogged fuel filter. Possible dirty carb?

What are some other starting points for me to look at?