crash-proof
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- Apr 8, 2006
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Hello, 1st post here. 
<br /><br />Im bringing my Bayliner Capri 160 out of its south florida hibernation, and part of the process (asides from polish/buffing the hull) is getting the outboard up to speed. I have a Mercury 50, and the last time I ran it was roughly 3 months ago. So I start it up today, and after quite a bit of winding up it finally coughs to life. It seemed to run fine, until the overheat buzzer came on after about 5 min I was using the flusher and perhaps it wasnt getting enough water. <br /><br />Anyhow, is there a checklist or a link to one with dewinterizing tips? Or anything to look for out of the top of your mind? Im extremely ignorant mechanically and would just soon take it to a shop for an inspection but then, even if there aint nothing wrong theyd probably replace ½ the motor. On the same token I dont want to get stuck in the middle of the intracoastal with a seized motor. <br /><br />I can tell you the spark plugs were replaced last year and the impeller is new, so i got those out of the way. <br /><br />Thanks in advance!<br /><br />Ps mods: I wouldve used the search for this but i wasnt sure what to look for in my case. Sorry if this subject has been beaten to death.
<br /><br />Im bringing my Bayliner Capri 160 out of its south florida hibernation, and part of the process (asides from polish/buffing the hull) is getting the outboard up to speed. I have a Mercury 50, and the last time I ran it was roughly 3 months ago. So I start it up today, and after quite a bit of winding up it finally coughs to life. It seemed to run fine, until the overheat buzzer came on after about 5 min I was using the flusher and perhaps it wasnt getting enough water. <br /><br />Anyhow, is there a checklist or a link to one with dewinterizing tips? Or anything to look for out of the top of your mind? Im extremely ignorant mechanically and would just soon take it to a shop for an inspection but then, even if there aint nothing wrong theyd probably replace ½ the motor. On the same token I dont want to get stuck in the middle of the intracoastal with a seized motor. <br /><br />I can tell you the spark plugs were replaced last year and the impeller is new, so i got those out of the way. <br /><br />Thanks in advance!<br /><br />Ps mods: I wouldve used the search for this but i wasnt sure what to look for in my case. Sorry if this subject has been beaten to death. 
