'72 23ft 305 I/O - Leaving it in the water during fishing season

[GameOnSalmon]

Keith,
You got tons of great replies from everyone. I am another that will 2nd using 3M 5200. I am in Idaho so another West Coaster and a Lot colder than SF bay.

Some of the things to do on this side of the coast...as well as the NE part of the country. The water temp is wayyyy colder here.

SO I...

Have 3 bilge Pumps in my boat.. Some will say overkill, but... Florida water wont kill you in 60 mins or less like here.

Every Bolt on the outside of the hull that is under the water line should be sealed good...I prefer again 3M 5200...just me.

Would recommed going thru the Outdirve, Has the Gimbel Bearing been done, seals and Water pump.

If you were really concerned about not having to do maitence on that boat again... You can pull the Engine and Outdrive in less than an Hour. Install New Gaskets and 3M 5200 and reseal it up. Then as the boat owner you know exactly what has been done. Over the years i have learned, don't take someones word for it unless you did it yourself, you don't know.

I did not look to see if that was a Closed Cooling system or not..I would assume Closed. If that's the case don't foreget the semi-annual maintenance on that bugger.

The 23' Hull is Amazing for our side of the country... You could take 2 days, get thru everything and know without a doubt she is in tip top shape and then You Yourself can start keeping track of Maitence.

Keep a Log of what and when you do things. It will help down the road.

Happy boating my friend.
Robert