Paint isn’t too bad. Pump is working beautifully. Water slobbering out where it isn’t supposed to is no problem. There is a seal of sorts, that is supposed to prevent that, but they aren’t very effective. That water was heading back to the sea anyway. Hard starting when warm is a classic symptom of a bad (cracked) coil. Have you checked that? EDIT: Oops, I see you’ve replaced the coil, so it ain’t that.
Hey, so far so good. It’s a keeper.
