spring start up

[Guest Fatman]

Hi I bought a boat last year with a 150 opitmax on it. Not sure what the procedure is for starting motor in the spring. I had it at the dealer last year for winterizing. do I have to take it back to get them to start it up in the spring or do I just go to the lake.

[DJL66 5]

Make sure starting battery is fully charged first. Check oil level, tilt motor up and down to make sure all is working well. Put drain plug in boat and either take boat to the lake to start up or put muffs on in driveway. If using muffs just let motor idle and do not rev engine up while in driveway. It will smoke upon first start up but this is normal. You do not need to have dealer do these steps. When on the lake make sure you let the motor warm up before heading out.

Good luck,

Don

[oneshot 6]

I'm wondering if I should do anything special for my start-up. I never used my boat at all last year, and I did put a shot of engine oil in each cylinder for storage. It's a 30 h.p Johnson 4 stroke.