new to carburated engines... help?

Hi Everyone,

did a quick search and didnt see anything that matched my issues, hoping someone here can help.

Im fairly well versed in fuel injection, but currently own a 2007 Reinell 207LS with the Volvo Penta 5.0L carburated engine. Only 57 hours on the clock.

This weekend, the boat started acting funny. The boat did not want to stay running in neutral, it would run for a few seconds, bog down then kill. I was able to get it started if i primed it a bit and tried to start, but would die again quickly.

If i gave it gas, it was fine, but idle was bad.

I am assuming this is either 1) a dirty air cleaner/filter? or 2) a bad fuel filter?

Has anyone experienced this, or have any advice?

I prefer to do my own work, and kind of learn along the way.

Thanks!

-Bill