Outboard Motor Oil

Before taking your boat out on the water, you may want to go over the following checklist just to make sure that she will run as well as she should. These are relatively easy things to look over that should take no more than half-an-hour.

• Sniff engine compartment for gasoline fumes
• Check marine engine oil level
• Check electrolyte level in batteries
• Check power steering fluid
• Check belts
• Check hoses
• Check trim/tilt fluid
• Check propeller
• Once started-check all gauges