1996 SWS 250 FUEL PROBLEM ???

[gary king]

I HAVE A 1996 SWS 250, THAT IDLES AND STARTS FINE. IT IS LOSING POWER AT 1800 RPMS WHEN TRYING TO PLANE OFF. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS LOADING UP. IF I GIVE IT A QUICK REV IN NEUTRAL TO 3500 RPMS, THE MOTOR RUNS GOOD FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE BEFORE DROPPING RPMS AGAIN. BAD GAS, FUEL PUMPS, CARBS? WHERE DO I START. FROM VIEWING THIS FORUM YOU GUYS SEEM TO KNOW YOUR STUFF. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

[boats.net]

Probably start with a carb job, fuel pump diaphragms and fuel filters. It could be a fuel delivery problem, is the primer bulb sucking flat or does pumping the primer bulb help it to run better?