I had the carbs professionally rebuilt in the fall. They told me there was a lot of water in the carbs when I picked them up after the rebuild. It was recommended that I try to siphon out any water in the tank before I tried to run the engine again. I did so by putting a hose to the bottom of the tank and pumping out what was there. I did not encounter any water at that point. It was also recommended I change out the fuel/water separator, so that was replaced at that point as well.
It was not long after the rebuild that I started having the problem with the primer bulb and starting issues. The carbs were originally leaking (floats stuck) and that's why I went for the rebuild.
For some background, I'm running an OMC 1.6L SeaDrive outboard.
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