first trip of the season

[Patrick805]

good morning. I am taking boat out this weekend for first time since i bought it. i winterized as soon as i bought boat so this is first trip for me as well. any tips on what to do before i hit the lake to make sure boat is read to go when i hit the water.
thanks

[BCRider]

Batteries in and charged. oil changed, impeller is in.

[NICKYPOO]

^^^+Don't forget the plug. Don't forget the keys. Service trailer. Registration stickers on (water cops like to catch the early birds who forgot to put it on). On that tip, make sure you have your life jackets and throwable flotation device.

[Vicseek]

Run it in the driveway with a fake lake up to temp to make sure that thermostat is working! One year I forgot to re-attach the hoses to the heater! lol..I was wondering why is she sucking up all the water? lol..better to find a small leak in your driveway than in the water.

[Patrick805]

Thanks! New question I ran it on the fake lake in drive way and one of the blue drain plugs was leaking. Is this problem maybe just the O-ring? Ran out of time but going to get back at it after work

[NICKYPOO]

^^^ It's probably cross threaded. It's always good to pick up a few extras in case you destroy the threads on one. It's not hard to do.

[IDBoating]

And I always use a touch of thread sealant when I reinstall my drain plugs. Not thread locker, but thread sealant meant to make threaded connections watertight.

[lee]

Thanks! New question I ran it on the fake lake in drive way and one of the blue drain plugs was leaking. Is this problem maybe just the O-ring? Ran out of time but going to get back at it after work

Sometimes when removing the blue plugs the "O" ring will stick and maybe when you put in the plug you could have two "O" rings together.

[Wakeman22]

Biggest thing of all...

Don't forget to have fun while on the water.