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I finally did that last year. Moved the car battery from the small bow seat under the bow deck. To the transom compartment. BIG mistake when any wind is blowing and I have to dock in my shared dock space. The bottom of the bow is out of the water. Wind and any slight rudder angle causes...
Any boat / motor that is unused for...YEARS.... should be full of animal nests & blockages. No exceptions. Storage place / marinas DO NOT have exterminators killing everything.
Who knows what parts of the water pump impellor blade are broken off ?
I would at least tie the boat to the trailer and back it into the water. At least about a foot above the intake's of the motor. find out if the motor has a ...Overheat .... alarm and how to test it. It might save your...
A factory steel strap and bits and pieces shown in picture. The company is CRAP !! Also corrosion when there is water wetting those 2 metals. Do not be surprised if your finished boat has a mysterious slow constant leak. At the contact points with softer Aluminum hull sheet metal.
Is every company making better parts ? And charging less money ?
Or are giant companies buying up everything they can ? Lowering quality and charging more ?
Free Enterprise. Sure is great.