On 9/17/2013 9:54 AM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 17 September 2013 10:12:04 UTC-3, Hank© wrote:
On 9/17/2013 9:00 AM, True North wrote:

Is this more of your legendary wit and humour, Hankie?

I thought you were some kind of boats handyman.

As per my Mercury manual, I change the engine oil, the engine filter, the gearcase oil and I lubricate all zerks and any pivoting part.

I also make sure the gas is topped up and the proper amount of stabilizer included while running the engine for 5 minutes before the oil changes.

I'll leave the water separator filter in place until next spring/summer when I burn off the old gas.

There may be an additional step or two that I'll discover in my manual.

Last step is putting the trailer up on blocks and assembling the Navigloo shelter I purchased from Costco.



By next year the gas in your tank will be 2 years old. The oil is still

new and you haven't moved things enough to expell the grease.


Say what??
If I top up at the end of October and use the gas by the following June... how does it get to be 2 years old?
What grease am I supposed to expel? I put fresh grease anywhere I can to push the old (possibly contaminated with sal****er) grease out.
My engine still has about 44 months factory warranty so I just might take it to a local Mercury authorized dealer and have then winterize the outboard.. It's too far to keep going back to the Legend dealer where I bought the boat.
(about 180 miles round trip)

Have you used a whole tank of gas since you've owned the boat?

"a whole tank of gas"??
I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now and the inboard tank holds 60 liters.
I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one.

On 9/17/13 3:59 PM, True North wrote:
"a whole tank of gas"??
I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now and the inboard tank holds 60 liters.
I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one.


FlaJim is qualified to change the spark plug on a single cylinder lawn
mower engine if someone gaps the plug and removes the old one with the
proper socket.

On 9/17/13 4:18 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:59:57 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

"a whole tank of gas"??
I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now and the inboard tank holds 60 liters.
I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one.

I would drain that tank and use it in my car.

It is a lot easier to deal with a few CCs of condensation in the tank
than $60-70 worth of stale gas.
As dry as it is in the winter, you might not even have that.


Most small boats I have seen lately with built in fuel tanks don't have
drains. You'd have to pump or siphon it out somehow, and that's not a
fun thing to do with gallons of gasoline.

"Califbill" wrote in message
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:11:20 -0400, Hank©
wrote:

On 9/17/2013 7:58 AM, True North wrote:
Watch too early for winterizing.
I'll wait until late October or early November just in case a nice
mild
day blows up from down south.
We've just gone from a crappy damp windy two week period but
expect
this week to be sunny and mild.
Trouble is, the tide cycle is against me for launching and
retrieving at most ramps.
Guess I'll go to a lake today or tomorrow.


What's to winterize Donnie? Put the leg down and throw a tarp over
the
boat. You're done.

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That's the nice thing about outboards.

Should probably fog the engine also with the low usage.

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Old school mechanics used to "pickle" 4 stroke inboards for the
winter. Nothing fancy like "fogging oil". My father-in-law used to
pickle the engines in his old Uniflite by starting them up and slowly
pouring regular motor oil into the carbs until the engines died due
to lack of air. Half a quart of oil per engine was all it took. He
religiously did this every fall for over 20 years.

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 9/17/13 3:59 PM, True North wrote:
"a whole tank of gas"??
I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now
and the inboard tank holds 60 liters.
I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with
your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one.


FlaJim is qualified to change the spark plug on a single cylinder lawn
mower engine if someone gaps the plug and removes the old one with the
proper socket.

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Funny comment but far from accurate. I am sure he got a kick out of
it also.

On 9/17/13 5:40 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 9/17/13 3:59 PM, True North wrote:
"a whole tank of gas"??
I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now
and the inboard tank holds 60 liters.
I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with
your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one.


FlaJim is qualified to change the spark plug on a single cylinder lawn
mower engine if someone gaps the plug and removes the old one with the
proper socket.

---------------------------

Funny comment but far from accurate. I am sure he got a kick out of it
also.



I don't recall seeing *one* post of his here that demonstrated a *high*
level of knowledge of any boating subject, and that goes back to years
past before he began posting here with his variety of handles. We've had
dealers and professional mechanics, here no longer, that demonstrated a
lot more knowledge, and we've had hobbyists demonstrating more knowledge.

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ...

On 9/17/13 4:18 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:59:57 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

"a whole tank of gas"??
I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right
now and the inboard tank holds 60 liters.
I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with
your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one.

I would drain that tank and use it in my car.

It is a lot easier to deal with a few CCs of condensation in the
tank
than $60-70 worth of stale gas.
As dry as it is in the winter, you might not even have that.


Most small boats I have seen lately with built in fuel tanks don't
have
drains. You'd have to pump or siphon it out somehow, and that's not a
fun thing to do with gallons of gasoline.

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One of the center console outboard boats I once owned had a built-in
100 gallon gas tank. I decided to tow it down to Florida one winter
and realized the tank was full. So, I bought a cheap fuel pump for
a Chevy or something at Auto Zone and some gas lines. I hooked the
hose up to the line in the boat that feed into the fuel filter,
hooked up a battery and filled up my truck, my wife's car, our
neighbor's car and anyone who stopped by who wanted some free gas.
Better than hauling 100 gallons of gas down Rt. 95.

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 9/17/13 5:40 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

On 9/17/13 3:59 PM, True North wrote:
"a whole tank of gas"??
I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right
now
and the inboard tank holds 60 liters.
I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with
your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one.


FlaJim is qualified to change the spark plug on a single cylinder
lawn
mower engine if someone gaps the plug and removes the old one with
the
proper socket.

---------------------------

Funny comment but far from accurate. I am sure he got a kick out
of it
also.



I don't recall seeing *one* post of his here that demonstrated a
*high*
level of knowledge of any boating subject, and that goes back to years
past before he began posting here with his variety of handles. We've
had
dealers and professional mechanics, here no longer, that demonstrated
a
lot more knowledge, and we've had hobbyists demonstrating more
knowledge.

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Jim never claimed to be an expert in *all* boating issues. He was
well known and respected when he lived up here for keeping people's
outdrives working properly, including complete rebuilds when
necessary. He helped me out a lot in getting one of my first boats
(an old Century) running and working decently. It should have been
deep sixed. One thing I liked was that he would never take a short
cut in the interest of saving a couple of bucks. He found and fixed
several amateurish "fixes" on that boat done by a previous owner that
could have resulted in fires or other serious safety issues. He
earned my respect and has remained a good friend. He just doesn't
like you very much.

On 9/17/13 6:35 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 9/17/13 5:40 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

On 9/17/13 3:59 PM, True North wrote:
"a whole tank of gas"??
I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now
and the inboard tank holds 60 liters.
I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with
your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one.


FlaJim is qualified to change the spark plug on a single cylinder lawn
mower engine if someone gaps the plug and removes the old one with the
proper socket.

---------------------------

Funny comment but far from accurate. I am sure he got a kick out of it
also.



I don't recall seeing *one* post of his here that demonstrated a *high*
level of knowledge of any boating subject, and that goes back to years
past before he began posting here with his variety of handles. We've had
dealers and professional mechanics, here no longer, that demonstrated a
lot more knowledge, and we've had hobbyists demonstrating more knowledge.

-----------------------------

Jim never claimed to be an expert in *all* boating issues. He was well
known and respected when he lived up here for keeping people's outdrives
working properly, including complete rebuilds when necessary. He helped
me out a lot in getting one of my first boats (an old Century) running
and working decently. It should have been deep sixed. One thing I
liked was that he would never take a short cut in the interest of saving
a couple of bucks. He found and fixed several amateurish "fixes" on
that boat done by a previous owner that could have resulted in fires or
other serious safety issues. He earned my respect and has remained a
good friend. He just doesn't like you very much.




Darn. He doesn't like me. I am crushed.