Waterwitch starting help

[Waunnaboat]

I’ve had a 571.42 Waterwitch since Tomahawk, and I have been able to get it started a few times.  It runs good, but it is kind of inconsistent to start.   How many turns should I turn the mixture screw from completely closed to start it?  I have usually either flooded it or not had the mixture rich enough when I run it, and I was looking to sell it to somebody who will actually use it for utilitarian puroses, but do not want to until I can guarantee it runs consistently by knowing how to start it right.

"Outboards seem to multiply exponentially..........I find that for every finished project, there are two more waiting to be completed."

[Tubs]

While there are (a few) Waterwitche’s that run well, a large number run as yours and mine. When its running rich, and I lean mine out to where it starts to run well, it lean backfires. They are also considered to be hard to start, however I never had that issue with mine. Mine seemed to run well in the barrel but on the boat it ran like crap. I messed with it most every day for 3 weeks and only went backwards. These motors have a bad reputation and they derisive it. The interest in these motors is in how they look, and they have value if the gas tanks are in really nice condition.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

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