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I bought a 2001 Crownline 180 BR that had been sitting for 3 years. Its not my first boat but it is my first I/O. I am a car guy though, so I figured it wouldn't be much different. At any rate. It did not start when I purchased it, but there was plenty of compression in each cylinder so I...