Summerization procedure

[cab13367]

Sounds like you are ready to go. Just check the engine oil level to be sure they didn't foget to fill it, attach the fake a lake, then start it up. Oh, I would check all the hose clamps to make sure they remembered to tighten them all. Then look all around with a flashlight to see if anything is leaking. You may get a slight drip thru the packing nut but other than that, there should be no water leaks anywhere.

Just looking a quick sanity check. I got an 06 OBV last fall and had it winterized right away, and is my first boat and I'm more a computer guy than an engine guy so just making sure I don't do anything stupid.

I had it winterized out of state where I bought it and the place I went is now out of business, so trying to just figure out where to go to start. I have reason to believe that they would have just put everything back together except for the battery which I took out. I took it out of storage yesterday and am trying to assess if I'm ready to go.

I went through the winterization thread and was able to identify all of the plugs and hoses listed, and they are all plugged in or connected. I know that they changed the oil and filter in the fall, and I know the impeller was also changed in the fall right before I bought it.

Is there anything else that I might be missing, or is my next step to make a flush kit, and start her up at home? Then just check for leaks and make sure everything is good, and then I'm good to go? Is there something else I might be missing that would cause damage if I started it up on a flush kit?

Thanks

[2007 Outback V]

My dealer winterized my boat last fall and replaced all the drain plugs and everything so it's ready to go in the spring. If running antifreeze method then I don't see why putting all the plugs back in place would be a problem?

Agreed, sorry I didn't think about antifreeze at the time

[pmoomba]

Thanks guys. Finally got a chance to get out there today to put the batteries back in and give my Franken-lake a shot. It started right up and everything looks great, starting to get excited for the first season.