Re: Too early to use boat?
Thanks guys....I had an older gentleman who lives next to my dad tell me I need to store the motor all the way up not straight up and down. He's a great guy and I would trust him on a lot of things, not only that he repairs boats and is very mechanical. I've read a lot about not having it trimmed all the way because all the water won't escape. I did notice though when I raise it all the way up it appears that more water was able to drain out....any thoughts to this?
It's no wonder the guy repairs engines when he's giving out that advice. That is the exact opposite of what you want to do with an outboard, never store it in the up position. Not only will the block and LU not drain fully, you will have any rain water collecting in your exhaust housing in the LU.
When you get home lower it and raise it a few times, it will get all the water out, then leave it down for storing.
I am always amazed at the amount of bad info going around, even with outboards being around for almost 100 years.
Also to your original point, as was mentioned, your engine doesn't care what temp you run it in, once it's running it's warm. Make sure your T-stats are in working order and you'll be fine.
