First time boat owner here. 2003 Sea Ray 176 with 3.0 alfa. I've saved hundreds by watching these videos and doing my own routine maintenance. Thanks for these great videos. You're a gifted instructor.

My 1990 Larson is almost ready , after previous owners abused every inch of it . It's been a challenging project , but it's almost ready. 😁👍👍

Great channel! I recently bought a new inboard lake boat and am not familiar with boating so I really appreciate you explaining everything for guys like me.

Your videos are great, thanks! I purchased a 2006 190 SSI last year and have learned so much from your videos. After following your winterizing routine, I know I just need to clean and wax mine and I'll be ready to get out in a few weeks.

Great video man. I have an 02 196ssi and this is similar enough that you helped me tremendously. Thanks.

Still cold here in Milwaukee. Worried we might still see 32 at night. Great video!

At the very end of the video you felt the water flow with your hand and said it was luke warm, is it supposed to be at that temperature? What if it’s hotter than that? Is that a problem?

Great video. What was the last thing u were saying at the very end about burning through one tankk before water separator? Can u explain please?

Hi Chris, I would like to know what type of grease I can use in the pivot area. I have a 3.0lts mercruiser engine with an alpha one and thanks for your attention.

Chris, do you know where the power switch is on a 2003 210 ssi with the 350 mag? I have a single battery setup and I for the life of me cannot find the power on/off switch and I know there has to be one.. my boat has power but doesn't want to start, it just clicks once when I turn the key. It ran great last year when I put it away and had a shop winterize it for me. Also wonder if maybe there's a breaker button maybe that needs reset.

Your videos are great! I’m a new boat owner and maintenance on an older boat can seem overwhelming. You make everything look easy. I do have a question though. When I start the engine for the first time in the spring should I see water flowing immediately or do I give it about five minutes? I started it but no water… I’m 99% sure the impeller isn’t bad. I’m not sure what to do.

Thanks for the video! I’m curious, what is the green bucket near the exhaust for?

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I have a question. One side of the stern drive is leaking where it says mercruiser is that normal?

Hi, I have a similar boat to urs I have a 4.3 do you have a video of changing a fuel pump. I put the boat on the water today and was running just fine for a couple hours I shut the boat off and after did not start. Any tips on what it could be? Usually I would hear the fuel pump turn on when I click over the ignition but not this time.

I noticed you have 4 blade prop do you notice the boat leaning while at slower speeds from propeller torque or was it reduced by the 4 blade prop?

Can you use the same grease on the trailer and the pivot points?

Do you put engine coolant?

I had mine winterized at a shop and they added fuel stabilizer in my tank is that something i should fill up my tank and run or should i try to burn off my old tank before filling?

I don't see a heat exchange on your engine (similar to my 5.7L), do you still have to add the 50/50 mix pink antifreeze to the engine using the hose method before you start it? That's the one thing I cant find information on anywhere, if I need to add antifreeze to the closed cooling system manually before starting up the boat for the 1st run of the season. Thank you!

Is that water flow @5:20 the same as you'd expect to see on a Gen One? I have one that hasn't been started yet and I'm not sure what to look for.