Outboard Motor Oil

One of my favorite summertime activities is piling all of my friends and family on my neighbor’s beautiful Sea Ray boat. The Sun Devil II, as he calls it due to his stint at Arizona State University, is a sleeper boat clad with a mini kitchen and bathroom. Up top it sits about eight people comfortably, and 10 or more party style. It’s a great luxury to live next to the water, especially when you’re a boat lover like me. It seems that every holiday we’re gathered on the Sun Devil II once again, taking on a new adventure.

Of all my favorable memories on my neighbor’s boat, there was one unfortunate day of misfortune. It was an extremely hot and humid day, ideal conditions for boating. We had all jumped into the boat early in the day; we wanted to claim the best spot on the water. And after an hour of searching, we had found it. We casted our anchor and unpacked our lunch, relaxing in the summer sun. The trouble began when we went to start the boat up again. It made a horrible churning noise and began spouting black smoke. It turns out we had left one important thing back on shore, a sufficient amount of boat motor oil.