Drove a couple hours to look at some teal (hopefully) Sunday and motor (36PD) wouldn't start. I did all I could at the ramp and finally threw in the towel. I had just ran the boat 2 weeks prior so I was confused.

I did a search here and someone recommended if you thought your fuel pump had laid down to just bypass it and go direct to carb and use the bulb as your pump. I did and it was hard as a dang rock. Told me my fuel pump was good and had something blocking in the carb. Took the carb off and a buddy tore it down cleaned and wiped everything. Replaced fuel filter and lines and thing runs like a sewing machine again.

Thanks to the pump bypass idea I didn't spend much time messing with or replacing the pump. Sure was frustrating Sunday sitting at the ramp.

Lots of knowledge on here and lots of troubleshooting tips.
Glad your search helped you out and got you back running.