Pernalski
Member
- Aug 12, 2018
- 42
- Boat Info
- 2003 Sundeck 220
- Engines
- Mercruiser 5.0 MPI w/ Alpha 1 Gen 2
Hey guys and gals,
New-ish to the forum here, been reading and following threads for a bit but looking for some experienced thoughts on getting the boat back on the water this spring.
Marina staff did the winterization along with pulling the outdrive, working on the outdrive water pump, and storing the outdrive indoors. We have paid for parts and labor to reinstall the outdrive and bottom paint.
Spring is upon us and we are looking to start doing all maintenance ourselves. I started a class for boat owners at our local tech school (postponed due to the virus) and was hoping to get a lot of my questions answered there. In springs past we paid for their “$495 spring commission”, but looking at the list I believe I can do these items myself. Items on the list I could use your help on:
1) Bay test - record temp, oil pressure, WOT rpm and speed. Is there a proper way to do the WOT test? Or just get up and go once I’m out on open water? According to Mercruiser I should be seeing rpms in the 4400-4800 range if all is good.
2) Check engine gauges and warning alarms using dash gauges. Sounds straight forward, am I missing something technical?
3) Install zincs. The outdrive service includes the 5 anodes on the Alpha 1 Gen 2, are there other zincs I should be looking for? Transom, Hull, Motor? We have the Mercruiser 5.0 MPI.
As I said, out of the other 12 items listed two don’t apply to our boat and the other ten are well within my sphere of knowledge.
Any and all help is much appreciated.
Matt and Emily
New-ish to the forum here, been reading and following threads for a bit but looking for some experienced thoughts on getting the boat back on the water this spring.
Marina staff did the winterization along with pulling the outdrive, working on the outdrive water pump, and storing the outdrive indoors. We have paid for parts and labor to reinstall the outdrive and bottom paint.
Spring is upon us and we are looking to start doing all maintenance ourselves. I started a class for boat owners at our local tech school (postponed due to the virus) and was hoping to get a lot of my questions answered there. In springs past we paid for their “$495 spring commission”, but looking at the list I believe I can do these items myself. Items on the list I could use your help on:
1) Bay test - record temp, oil pressure, WOT rpm and speed. Is there a proper way to do the WOT test? Or just get up and go once I’m out on open water? According to Mercruiser I should be seeing rpms in the 4400-4800 range if all is good.
2) Check engine gauges and warning alarms using dash gauges. Sounds straight forward, am I missing something technical?
3) Install zincs. The outdrive service includes the 5 anodes on the Alpha 1 Gen 2, are there other zincs I should be looking for? Transom, Hull, Motor? We have the Mercruiser 5.0 MPI.
As I said, out of the other 12 items listed two don’t apply to our boat and the other ten are well within my sphere of knowledge.
Any and all help is much appreciated.
Matt and Emily