Summerization check list

Jerry, Hopefully the boat has been winterized properly. Check that all the drain plugs are in place, then just hook up the battery (charged), check the oil and trans level then turn the key! It really isn't much but some of the marina's really push the "summerization". It must be a real money maker for them and I do know people who fall for the scam!

When was the impellor last changed?

it's a good idea to check the condition of the impellar, some leave it in all winter, check the belts, adjust as needed. Also it's a good time to check and adjust the rpm, timing, inspect the plug, rotor cap. Most will do a tune-up at the begining of the season and then they will change the oil and filter when it was winterized. It's not a bad Idea to replace the spark plugs also.

I'm so glad there's talk about SUMMER!!. Mike

what is 303 the interior?

Thank you all very much. One again, thanks to this forum, I am better informed to take proper care of my new (used) boat.
Here's to summer just around the corner!

You might want to do your tune-up with new gas, not that left in tank over the winter

Better yet...use the boat year-round...right Mark?

john

Sounds like you could really benefit from flipping through the engine manual, which is available on this site.

79 I am in Akron ohio.....

79nautique wrote: ... It's not a bad Idea to replace the spark plugs also.

Yea, I replace the plugs along with the fuel filter/water seperator in the spring (oil, oil filter, tanny fluid are done during winterization).

-Keith                 

I launched the boat for the first ime this year. It started right up. About 10 minutes later, it was overheating. Turns out the impellar failed. It was one season old, 18 months in the boat. Was this bad luck or should I have done something more? I guess I could look at the fresh water strainer at start-up to make sure its drawing water. Anything else?

I guess the question then is how do make sure that it does not run dry in that situation. Should it be primed so it won't run dry on first start-up? Would using a fake-a-lake force water up to the impeller?

winniskier wrote: I launched the boat for the first ime this year. It started right up. About 10 minutes later, it was overheating. Turns out the impellar failed. It was one season old, 18 months in the boat. Was this bad luck or should I have done something more? I guess I could look at the fresh water strainer at start-up to make sure its drawing water. Anything else?

If it failed when it was that old the most likely thing that happened is your O ring on your strainer dried over the winter and you were sucking air. Best thing to do at the beginning of the year is to pop the hose off of your raw water pickup and put it in a bucket and let it suck. If it doesn't suck then you have an air leak of bad impeller. Hooking the hose up can mask a problem.

Tim

I too am finally getting my boat out this week. The brutal floods we have had here in Iowa left all the lakes and rivers high for quite some time (I know know how you guys down south felt last year....we got all your missing water this year). I am wondering how hard is it to burn out all of the fogging oil? Is it ok to take the boat out once, then change the plugs afterwards, or am I headed for a letdown? I'd rather do it this way to burn out all of the stabil. I sprayed the fogging oil into the carb while running until the engine puked per someone on here. Or should I take the plugs out and clean them 1st? Sorry bout the hijack but I figured it's related. Thanks in advance, Brian