duped
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2009
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- 307
Heres the deal, I have a boat that has been sitting for two years. It was last in the water in the fall of 2013 and winterized by my marina since. It has twin 1985 Mercruiser 260/Alphas. I have the drives off, I just refinished, replaced impellers and pressure tested them.
I am at the stage where I would really like to make sure the engines are at least going to run. I can deal with tuning in the water, possible bad gas (was stabilized at least), but since its a 30 foot boat, when its in the water, it's in, and it needs to be moved under its own power to a dock.
I feel like if I can at least run the engines for 30 seconds or so, I would sleep better. What exactly is my timeframe before exhaust hoses and shutters start to go bad? Again, the drives are off so impellers won't burn, I have no water source, not even a hose. It is the middle of a storage facility on blocks.
Any advice and opinions are appreciated.
I am at the stage where I would really like to make sure the engines are at least going to run. I can deal with tuning in the water, possible bad gas (was stabilized at least), but since its a 30 foot boat, when its in the water, it's in, and it needs to be moved under its own power to a dock.
I feel like if I can at least run the engines for 30 seconds or so, I would sleep better. What exactly is my timeframe before exhaust hoses and shutters start to go bad? Again, the drives are off so impellers won't burn, I have no water source, not even a hose. It is the middle of a storage facility on blocks.
Any advice and opinions are appreciated.