2dboat
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2016
- Messages
- 34
- Location
- canada
- Vessel Name
- WAVELENGTH [formerly San-Bar]
- Vessel Make
- 1981 CHEER MEN PT 38 EUROPA
I've spent a life-time messing around on boats. Always powered by American gas engines [CC-28s's, Gray Marine, Palmer etc]. In the spring I always gave the engines a good cranking over with the ignition off, to gently loosen rings and get some oil pumped.... then ignition on and they started.
My 1981 Cheerman has twin 120 Lehman's. [~3000hrs].
Other than make sure the oil pressure comes up and the water is pumping etc. Any words of wisdom at first start-up or just the usual as if they have been sitting for a week in the summer?
If it makes a difference boat winters in very cold Ontario on Georgian Bay.
thanks!
My 1981 Cheerman has twin 120 Lehman's. [~3000hrs].
Other than make sure the oil pressure comes up and the water is pumping etc. Any words of wisdom at first start-up or just the usual as if they have been sitting for a week in the summer?
If it makes a difference boat winters in very cold Ontario on Georgian Bay.
thanks!