Don,
Ok, you can call me names and insult my mother, but whatever you do don't
correct my advice, or you I off to NS to ream you a new one. ; )


"Don White" wrote in message
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Charlie Brown wrote:
I'm new to boating...so if this is a dumb question please forgive me.

I bought my boat 2 weeks ago. 84 McKee Craft with 115 hp Yamaha.
Boat is stored in my garage. Before pulling it out of the garage today, I
went to raise the motor.
It whined for about 5 - 10 seconds before anything actually moved.
Seemed a little stiff at first, and then moved up and down as normal.

After washing the boat all day, I went to raise it again and it was
again slow to resopnd. I'm wondering if this is attributable to:

1) cold weather: about 50 degrees
2) sitting for a while
3) possible low battery power - I need to charge the batteries
4) some bigger problem?


The first thing I would check is the battery. I'd put the charger on it
overnight and try again tomorrow.