Almost there

2 weeks ago (still cold), realized that I had already replaced all the hoses/plugs after winterizing (yay last fall me) and changed oil (yay again). No fuel stabilizer. Still haven't pulled lower unit or changed gear oil (boo last fall me). Jumped fuel pump, pumped throttle twice, turned key... And it started first crank. It has never started first crank. Hot start, cold start, summer, winter. Ran for 15 minutes and all seemed well. I'm concerned.

Run...... It's going to blow......

Nah, run it. As Captain Ron stated, if anything is going to happen, it's going to happen out there

Scott Danforth said:

Run...... It's going to blow......

Nah, run it. As Captain Ron stated, if anything is going to happen, it's going to happen out there

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Obviously.
Oh, I did see my ps fluid was down a pint with no obvious leaks. So I'm sure that will turn into a project.
I still need to replace the front cross member on my trailer (but I think I'll roll the dice and splash so that I can work on the trailer empty).
Sticking throttle cable would be nice to fix, I have a spare box and cables so that *should* be easy.
Front bow rails pulled out yet again, I'm going to try to find a way to through bolt them.
Have been meaning to pull the carb and clean idle circuits (runs rich no matter what) and lean up the secondaries, and maybe replace my O2 sensor and spacer for tuning fun.

It's weird that people have boats and trailers and cars that they just use.

Check exhaust for oily residue. The PS cooler may be leaking

wasn't it you who mentioned that half your engine was dry when you winterized it. how did that turn out?

flashback said:

wasn't it you who mentioned that half your engine was dry when you winterized it. how did that turn out?

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we'll see... No sign of milk thus far.
@Scott Danforth hopefully ps cooler not a casualty of winter but would be easier than dealing with anything in the area of the ram. I'm rooting for a leak at a hose clamp on the low pressure side

nola mike said:

I'm rooting for a leak at a hose clamp on the low pressure side

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Then there would be fluid in the bilge

Leaks normally pass fluid from the oil side to the water side (no milky fluid) as the return is at about 30 - 50 psi and the water side is at a much lower pressure

I had a pump housing rust out from the inside and dripped fluid into the bilge. I guess it had got water inside somehow.

It's fine. It's all fine

So went back to the boat after a couple of weeks. Fluid level normal. There has been some oil in the bilge since I pulled the engine, small leak from the drain plug. But felt around the cooler, and there was oil on the top at the hose fitting, as well as on the bottom. Couldn't tell PS fluid from oil, but I didn't see where an oil leak would come from above that. Cleaned everything up; level didn't drop since last time so I'll have to run it to see where it's coming from. Also managed to replace my throttle cable (that box and old cable was a disaster), fix a few electrical connections, pull outdrive, grease everything, change gear oil, and even vacuum a bit. I did have to make a sacrifice to the corrosion gods, but only thing keeping me from splashing was making sure the lift is working and the 20kt wind all weekend.