"longshot" wrote in message
news:NTH2i.14583$w51.12337@trndny09...

"Steven Vaughan" wrote in message
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Buy the manual, get out your tools, and get to know your boat. Tell
your
mechanic to go jump in the lake.

An old boat is only a bargain if you do your own maintenance. That
you paid someone $80 to "dewinterize" it is not a good sign.



Agreed. The OP needs to learn to do this himself- that was my whole
point.

the OP also agrees but he... err.. I would like to get it in the water
running at least once so I know how it should run.


btw: is dewinterizing a scam?


Anything they charge you a lot of money for is a scam. $800 for a 90 minute
outdrive boot change that takes $50 worth of parts? You be the judge...

You can "winterize/dewinterize" yourself for free. You can also do simple
maintenance yourself and save tons. You just have to know how. Quite simple,
really.