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BUY SELL CONSIGN REPAIR FIBERGLASS AND ALUMINUM BOATS IN PORTLAND OREGON

 

 

 

 

2 weeks before your planned trip out with your boat make sure: 

•  You should run the boat on a hose or in water, to make sure everything is working properly, such as: bilge, blower, horn, lights, hoses are secure, water is pumping out the drive on inboards and out (pee) tube on outboards, inspect prop and have spare prop, check expiration on fire extinguisher, and the anchor with enough rope for the river/lake you will be on.  (DO NOT SAY OH IT WORKED LAST YEAR! THAT IS WHEN SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN!)

• Make sure you have: fuel stabilizer to be ran at all time during operation and storage of boat, extra bottle of drive lube, extra water separating fuel filter, Ski flag, sun screen, and plenty of water

• Every month you should be conditioning your vinyl, to keep it from breaking down and thinning out, we suggest Surface Guard, sold separately or as a set here at R&M Marine, Inc.  

• After each use follow instructions on the Ethanol page (found up and to the left on this page) remove all items from boat before closing up and storing away, if you leave an item in boat that is wet you will risk mold and the pink mold don't

• Check your bearing on your trailer before any trips and once hooked up check tail and break lights. 

• Checking air pressure

• Check expiration on flares

• Make sure your keys have floats attached on them and make sure cell phone has full charge and bring charger. 

• Check your battery connections, make sure they are free from corrosion and holding charge.

• Make sure all safety equipment is on board; check life vest (vest cannot have holes or water logged), plus check your horn as well ( it may have worked when you put the boat away last winter, but now it may not and they die that easy, with no reason).

• Waxing the boat, it is best to wax your boat in the spring on a wheel, at a detail shop then follow up with your orbital monthly, to keep oxidization down. 

• If you hit something shut down as soon as possible and take it in to R&M Marine, Inc. for prop shaft evaluation.  This will help prevent drive unit destruction. 

• Stay away from fishing lines they will make them good 'ol boys mad and will mess up your drive unit.

 

You know when your about to leave the house for a trip and you can't remember what your forgetting?

 SAY no more stress with this starter list, add to it and customize to fit your needs.  Remember proper planning will help things run smoothly, and if something does happen just laugh it off as a new adventure, BOAT HAPPY FOLKS....

TOOLS

Spark Plug Wrench	Knife	Crescent Wrench	Duct Tape
Pliers	Lubricating Oil	Screwdrivers	Electrical Tape
Grease Gun	Hammer	Prop Wrench	Jumper Box

    Spare Parts/Fluids

Extra Bulbs	Extra Bilge Plug	Extra Prop, Washer & Nut	Spark Plugs
Extra Fuses	Fuel Stabilizer	Tc-w3 Oil (mostly)	Extra Drive lube
Spare W/S fuel filter	Starting fluid

     Basic Gear

PFD'S	Flashlight	Paddle/Oar	Fenders
Dockline	Boat Hook	Lotion	Anchor & adequate line
Fresh water food	Mooring lines	Distress signals	VHF radio if possible
Blanket/warm clothes	Bailer	Flares	Tow rope
Compass	First Aide Kit	Cell phone charger	Throw cushion
Sunglasses TOILET PAPER	Color books games for kids	Tubes inflatable's/rope	Towels

    

 

 

 

 

          

 

                                 

 

Go to the coupon page for fiberglass savings!

 

Does your boat have a OOPS he did it! NO she did it thing?

 

We can help!

 

When was the last time you did your

 

Water Pump Impellor?
Your water pump impellor has a life span of about 3-5 years and should be done as a part

of your maintenance on the boat.

ALSO when you first purchase a boat you should

do this first thing before running around a lot.

  This is the life blood of your engine, make sure it operates correctly.  The water pump

impeller is made of neoprene, this will become brittle over time, your result will be

breakage.  If your water pump fails to pump water, then, well your hosed!  Don't let it be

you, don't risk your motors, it's an expensive fix if you blow your motor, so just get your

water pump done today! That way you wont waste your boating time, trying to get

the motor replaced, or rebuilt... Once the water pump is done write down the year it was

done then you know, and in three years you should get it done again.

 

Have you done your Bellows?

Did you know your bellows need changed every two years with Volvo Penta drives

and every 3-5 years with Mercruiser drive units? 

Have you done yours lately?

The bellows are a water seal and is the large black rubber tubing that surrounds the

u-joints and also protects the gimble bearing.  You can see these from the back of

the boat and is where the drive unit goes into the stern of the boat, if you see

cracking on these parts, you are at extreme risk of damage, bring your boat in immediately

 for replacement (R&R U-joint Bellows.)

R&M Marine, INC. believes in maintenance rather than repairs, there is a dramatic

cost difference. 

 

 

 

Remember Maintaining your boat makes for happy boats as well as happy boaters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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