AFFORDABLE MARINE SERVICE AFFORDABLEMARINE@GMAIL.COM Has assembled a few suggestions that hopefully will save your day! Armoredhull Boat Shields will protect your Hull and your running gear   THE TOOL BOX!   Pliers: Long nose      Adjustable & Locking   Tape Measures   Wrenches (including oil   filter)   Hack Saw   File   Utility Knife   Magnetic Pickup       Bronze Wire Brush   Hammer   Screwdrivers   2" Wide Paintscraper   Nut Driver   Lightweight Lubricant   Circuit Tester   Battery Jumper Pack Parts to keep on your boat at all times!   Drive Belts   Oil & fuel-filter, including fuel- water separator   Thermostats (2)   Lube Oil   Raw - water pump impellers (2) and gaskets   Coolant (2 gallons) diluted 50/50 water   Can of brush - on instant gasket material   Hose and hose clamps   Spark Plugs   Oil: engine and outdrive   Fire Extinguisher      First, shift into neutral, then reverse and back up for 10 seconds. You are looking to see if you caught "anything" on your propeller (kelp, plastic bag, fishing line etc…) Next look for obvious leaks. If you are fresh water cooled be sure to check the coolant level in your expansion bottles.  DO NOT  remove expansion tank cap until it is completely cooled, then using extreme caution, remove it slowly, and look to see that it is properly seated. If it is, and you notice leakage at the end of the rubber overflow hose, you may need only replace the cap and top off the coolant. If everything there checks out - move on to the raw - water system. Begin with the sea strainer, if it is filled with water, check the flow of water out of the exhaust. Make note if the water is weak or non-existent. This could indicate a bad impeller. To change the impeller can be tricky so be sure to be familiar with changing it "before" you hit the high seas.

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