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NAME 5 NEED TO KNOW PEARLS OF WISDOM- beginner help
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<blockquote data-quote="bgeddes" data-source="post: 329876" data-attributes="member: 5938"><p>Ask the mechanic that is mounting the motor on your boat to give you some basics on your new motor. Starting, both cold and warm, trimming (so the boat rides nicely across the water), and basic maintenance, shear pins and the like. Ask about flushing the motor if you are going to operate in salt water. Ask him or her about break in as well. </p><p></p><p>The trailer can be rewired for next to nothing. A $20 bill will buy a wiring kit for the trailer and with the folks here, no problem. </p><p></p><p>The mechanical stuff is easy to fix, but no forum in the world can provide common sense and good decision making skills. Go slow, if you are wondering if the boat is going to fast, it is. Every time you get the boat in the water, wear a life preserver (PFD), at least until you get some on water experience. Any time you are in the boat alone, wear a life preserver, period, no exception to this rule, ever. </p><p></p><p>Based on the questions in your post, you'll be fine. The best news for you, most boaters are darn friendly folks. We were all new at one point, and out on the water, all we have is each other....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bgeddes, post: 329876, member: 5938"] Ask the mechanic that is mounting the motor on your boat to give you some basics on your new motor. Starting, both cold and warm, trimming (so the boat rides nicely across the water), and basic maintenance, shear pins and the like. Ask about flushing the motor if you are going to operate in salt water. Ask him or her about break in as well. The trailer can be rewired for next to nothing. A $20 bill will buy a wiring kit for the trailer and with the folks here, no problem. The mechanical stuff is easy to fix, but no forum in the world can provide common sense and good decision making skills. Go slow, if you are wondering if the boat is going to fast, it is. Every time you get the boat in the water, wear a life preserver (PFD), at least until you get some on water experience. Any time you are in the boat alone, wear a life preserver, period, no exception to this rule, ever. Based on the questions in your post, you'll be fine. The best news for you, most boaters are darn friendly folks. We were all new at one point, and out on the water, all we have is each other.... [/QUOTE]
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