I am new here and I am also known to the world of boat motors. I know the basic concepts from the work I've done from rebuilding Atv motors and doing motor swaps in cars, but I know there is a lot more going on with boat motors so I would appreciate any help and advice I could get. Last summer I picked up my first boat a 1974 Starcraft with a 50HP Johnson Motor, the owner said he had let it sit for 7 years and said that the boat was winterized ( I am not too sure how true that is). In any case he said he it hadn?t tried to start the motor, so I picked it relatively cheap. I got the motor to start and gutted the floor out. I am in the process of putting the carpet. No this past winter I did not winterize it which i know it is bad because things came up and I didn't get a chance to do it but I started the motor this past weekend. The new spark plugs form last summer needed to be cleaned and it started up right away. My concerns are where water has been coming out in case i had broken anything from it sitting. Please give me any advice on what I should do regarding the motor, Thank you ahead of time.
