Bagelbites
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Hey y'all. Just wondering if I can find some info before I start calling around to the shops.
My dad owns a boat, a Fisher, I think 12 or 14 feet long aluminum, probably about the year 2000, outboard Mercury 35hp motor, forward steering console. I was the last one to consistently use this boat, about 4 years ago, and it functioned perfectly, zero engine issues whatsoever, in fact, in the entire life of this boat.. Since then, my dad has stored it in a friend's yard, with zero maintenance or anything like that, for about the last 4 years.
He was just recently confined to a wheelchair at 70 years old, and he decided to give me the boat. I love it, and I want to do any necessary maintenance since it's been sitting for 4 years. What kind of stuff will need to be done? Flushing oil and gas I assume. What more? Any idea of cost for this, at a normal boat maintenance shop?
Thanks in advance. The boat is very similar to the attached pic.
My dad owns a boat, a Fisher, I think 12 or 14 feet long aluminum, probably about the year 2000, outboard Mercury 35hp motor, forward steering console. I was the last one to consistently use this boat, about 4 years ago, and it functioned perfectly, zero engine issues whatsoever, in fact, in the entire life of this boat.. Since then, my dad has stored it in a friend's yard, with zero maintenance or anything like that, for about the last 4 years.
He was just recently confined to a wheelchair at 70 years old, and he decided to give me the boat. I love it, and I want to do any necessary maintenance since it's been sitting for 4 years. What kind of stuff will need to be done? Flushing oil and gas I assume. What more? Any idea of cost for this, at a normal boat maintenance shop?
Thanks in advance. The boat is very similar to the attached pic.