This afternoon I decided to head out to our local cruise in to enjoy the warm weather break before we head back into winter for a bit. I did my usual routine as I have done for the past few years. I pulled out the choke, pushed the pedal down about half way, turned the key, and hit the starter. Always starts right up , even last week. Not this afternoon. It fired up and immediately died before I could even touch the choke. Then it acted like it was flooded. I finally got it started after holding the pedal to the floor and cranking the starter for a while. I thought it was a fluke, but it did it again as I was getting ready to leave the cruise in. What are the most likely culprits? It ran fine once it got past the start issue. Clear fuel filter showed good fuel flow to carb.

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