On 9/17/2013 9:00 AM, True North wrote:
Is this more of your legendary wit and humour, Hankie?
I thought you were some kind of boats handyman.
As per my Mercury manual, I change the engine oil, the engine filter, the gearcase oil and I lubricate all zerks and any pivoting part.
I also make sure the gas is topped up and the proper amount of stabilizer included while running the engine for 5 minutes before the oil changes.
I'll leave the water separator filter in place until next spring/summer when I burn off the old gas.
There may be an additional step or two that I'll discover in my manual.
Last step is putting the trailer up on blocks and assembling the Navigloo shelter I purchased from Costco.

By next year the gas in your tank will be 2 years old. The oil is still
new and you haven't moved things enough to expell the grease.