Well, the weather finally cooperated enough for me to get the boat uncovered and prepped for her first run. For once, I actually got everything done that I had hoped. <br /><br />Removed tarp. <br />Removed PVC frame. <br />Sanded down filled holes where the old captains chairs were mounted. <br />Terminated the wires for my anchor light and spreader light on the T-Top. <br />Replaced water separator <br />Drained old Merc. Premium Plus oil from remote tank and replaced w/ Pennzoil 100% Synthetic <br />Drained old Merc. High Performance gear lube from lower unit and replaced w/ Pennzoil 100% Synthetic 75W-90 gear lube. Replaced gaskets on fill and drain screws. <br />Re-inforced supports holding up the tackle locker inside the console. <br />Re-installed batteries. <br />Fired up my '02 carbed Merc. 150. For a fogged, two-stroke that has been sitting for 3 months, she started just a quickly as always. Pumped the ball, advanced the throttle, hit the choke and turned the key. She rolled over for about two seconds and then roared to life. You would have tought there was a five alarm fire though as she burned off the fogging oil. <br /><br />I figured I was all set for a shakedown run next weekend. <br /><br />The this morning, as I'm walking out to the car to head off to work, I noticed a drip of liquid on the skeg. Further investigation identified this as gear lube that was leaking past the drain screw in the lower unit. As I said, I had installed a new gasket and tightened the screw as much as I could. <br /><br />Has anyone else had this problem w/ Pennzoil 100% Synthetic gear lube? I'm going to pull the screws and try two new gaskets again in hopes that something just didn't seat correctly, but I was just curious as to whether or not anyone else has had this problem. <br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />Brian
