After Run info for a newbie

[mitchesx]

Finally getting ready to run for the first time. What does everyone recommend for the bearing lubrication and what do you do for your after run maintenance procedures?

[Luck as a Constant]

if by "bearing" you mean the motor bearings, nothing. if you run in saltwater you'll want to flush out your system, but other than greasing the flexshaft i don't do anything. just me though, and i run trouble free "KNOCK ON WOOD"

[Jlov]

Yes I agree with Luck. Lube flex shaft and I do run in saltwater. So I made this with some stuff from Home Depot to flush system after each run. Good luck. Jeff

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[mitchesx]

Luck - yes I was referring to the motor bearings. I run in fresh water, when running the gas boats we flushed the cooling system with WD40. Any need to spray anything down with WD? Should I spray my outboard with Corrosion X after I run it?

[capnswanny]

I'm a little meticulous about my post run maintenance, I pull the shaft and dry it then blow compressed air through the stuffing tube to remove moisture. If water entered the hull, which it usually does...at least a little bit.... I dry and blow/dry out the hull with compressed air. I also blow compressed air through the cooling tubes and systems to clear the water. I do not reinstall the flex shaft into the stuffing tube until I'm ready to run the next time. I leave the hatch off so it can air dry. If it was real wet inside the hull, I blow out the motor with air and then treat it with Corrosion-X. A drop of oil on the bearings and I'm done!
I've had very reliable boats that are turn-key this way.
Fair Winds my friend!

[mitchesx]

Thanks Swanny - that's probably how I will treat my boats, too. What oil do you use on your bearings? I had asked Tony (Propper Chopper) and he mentioned BOCA Bearing's oil. Would probably go with his recommendation, just wondering what others do.

I'm a little meticulous about my post run maintenance, I pull the shaft and dry it then blow compressed air through the stuffing tube to remove moisture. If water entered the hull, which it usually does...at least a little bit.... I dry and blow/dry out the hull with compressed air. I also blow compressed air through the cooling tubes and systems to clear the water. I do not reinstall the flex shaft into the stuffing tube until I'm ready to run the next time. I leave the hatch off so it can air dry. If it was real wet inside the hull, I blow out the motor with air and then treat it with Corrosion-X. A drop of oil on the bearings and I'm done!
I've had very reliable boats that are turn-key this way.
Fair Winds my friend!

[capnswanny]

You can't go wrong with Tony's advice..he has waaaaay more experience than I.
Here's what I use: http://corrosionx.com/speedx.html
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When I grease my shaft I also put a few drops on to loosen things up a bit :)

[mitchesx]

Yeah, Tony knows his schtuff..