[Nex]

It might be a stupid question but I really can't google anything about it.

[lexm]

I've sold my boat recently (outboard but on trailer) and looking exactly into something like Merry fisher 625/655 to keep in water in Solent area.
With 655 being shaft drive it is quite simple but 625 is an outboard and I was thinking what to do with the engine for winter. here

[reinfire]

Ignorant user here because I'm new, but. the engine is filled with oil and I imagine the leg has gearbox oil. Surely the water is brought in fresh when the engine is running, or do some outboards have a fresh water circuit also like an inboard? more

[plupumbl0ck1978]

Let’s say you get back from using your boat, be it fishing, diving, cruising, or however you like, and it is later in the evening or night. Then you are planning on using it again in the morning. It isn’t going to hurt anything leaving it in the water in the down position, or trimmed up.

[ben-abuya]

Obviously you want to avoid a situation like this at all costs, but never the less, it is still something to think about when deciding whether or not to leave your engine up or down. here

[Troutner]

Where you live plays a huge factor in this decision. If you keep your boat on a fresh water lake, in the Northern Hemisphere in cold saltwater, or down in the Caribbean Blue in hot saltwater? The affects will be different depending upon your location.

[Cruzz]

I second what bigrock posted. You change the gear oil to make sure there is no water in it. Any moisture can ruin your seals and that costs alot more than gear lube. Drain it, refill it and you are good to go.

[sehrgut]

I have changed by 40 hp 1997 4 cylinder yearly since new. Never had water in the oil and looked near new each time draining it, but not perfect with the first time way back in 1997 some metal filings on the drain plug, not much though. Never have ever replaced the o-ring washer ever since looked as good as new, but others replace that every 2-4 years or so. I use my boat sparingly like 4-10 times each summer, so really not needed to do every year in my opinion. If I was using it 15-25 times per year, then I can see changing gear lube once every year. It is that one time that water comes out first that you will regret and then if that happens, replace the rubber o-ring for sure. Cheap insurance with the bottle pump that threads onto the bottom plug, easy to do and cheap but not needed for me really every year, more like once every other year for low use like mine, but I do it anyways since easy and fog my engine by running it in a 32 gallon trash container filled with water in my yard and take cover off, let engine warm up fully, take a can of mercury spraying fog oil with red long wand attached and spray into the 2 carbs back and forth full spray and then disconnect gas line and keep spraying fogging oil back and forth into carbs both top and bottom one and rev engine a bit while doing this until you see a cloud of smoke rise up behind the engine until the engine eventually dies due to lack of gas and too much fogging oil. Then, take out spark plugs (I have 4 for my 4 cylinder), clean the gunk buildup on plugshem with fine very tiny flat screwdriver, squirt a few sprays of fogging oil into the spark plug holes, turn over engine by hand cranking it on top a few times, and reinstall plugs, put cover back on and good to go all winter long. I put so much fogging oil in that the oil runs out the prop on bottom and makes a mess without putting newspaper and cardboard on your garage floor once you lower the engine fully. here

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[joe]

Whether you’re dealing with the latest four-stroke powerhouse or Grandpa’s ancient Sea Horse kicker, the basic steps include treating the fuel system to a good dose of stabilized gas, changing the gearcase lube, fogging the powerhead and general lubrication of moving parts with grease or oil. But even if you follow the owner’s manual to the letter, there are ways to screw up, mistakes that could cost you big-time come spring. So DON’T do any of the following:

[fantomas]

Winterizing action at Spellman’s Marina in Oshkosh, WI, where more than 50 boats were waiting to be laid up. The tech injects fogging oil into a Johnson V-4 two-stroke powerhead while it’s running. Note the “muffs” over the water inlets. here

[joey.rich]

It’s mid-October, and up here in Wisconsin it’s time to winterize the boat and get the snow blower started. I’m a by-the-book kind of guy when it comes to maintenance, and that goes for off-season lay-up of my outboard. The book in question is the owner’s manual, and if you handle this end-of-year service yourself or farm it out to a pro, that winter-storage section of the manual should be your guide.