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Hi guys, I just took delivery of my new to me 2019 22-SPS-200. That's the model number on the placard below the throttle. It has a Yamaha 200 and I believe it's a swing back which has a lounge area in the back with a back rest that swings aft to form a bench seat facing forward.
So to my questions:
  • The boat is on a lift with a cradle. The boat house has a dock that's U shaped allowing me to walk around both sides and the front. It appears it's going to be very difficult to work on the engine with the boat in the boat house. The engine is so far back that it's difficult to even reach the aft cowling latch. So I was thinking to remove the engine cowling I could back the boat into the boat house ensuring the cradle is deep enough to clear the prop. That way I could work on the engine from the dock. What do you guys do in similar circumstances.
  • The engine has 40 hrs on it. It was previously operated in saltwater. It will probably never see saltwater again. I live on the Harris chain of lakes in central Florida. The engine had the 20 hr service done, I have the receipts and that was in Oct 2019. Anything I should do now that the engine will not see saltwater? I have seen some minor corrosion on some aluminum parts, mostly the bolts that connect the engine to the transom and other aluminum parts on the boat, like the steering wheel. Since it's been over 2 years since the 20 hr service I was going to change the oil and fuel water separator. Anything else you guys recommend.
  • And speaking of the fuel water separator, I can't see a part number on the current separator. It's Yamaha branded but no part number.
  • Does the boat have a blower to remove gas fumes? None of the switches on the panel are labeled as such.
  • The engine manual recommends fuel additives. What do you guys use?
  • Lastly, for the time being, what seat cleaner do I use? The seats are not of the vinyl type that I'm familiar with but rather a fabric or perhaps a canvas type. And what about the floor? It's a type of closely weaved material.
Thanks everyone in advance for your help. I know I'll have more questions. This is the first big outboard I've had. Previously I've had sailboats with small diesels and a motor boat with twin Cummins diesels so this outboard stuff is new to me, but not mechanical things.
 
I can answer 1 of your questions. If it's an outboard a blower isn't necessary. Those are for inboards to evacuate any gas fumes trapped inside the engine compartment.
 
Congratulations!

Quick answer to the last question on seat cleaning. Read this post from the forum. This is directly from Bennington as a reminder earlier this week:

Seat Cleaning Guidelines

I will try to peak back later when I have more time. Can answer a couple more questions. Some I don’t know and hopefully other members will reply like Yianni did above.
 
For this question:
  • The engine manual recommends fuel additives. What do you guys use?
I use the Yamaha brand recommended from the manual. I get the fuel stabilizer and ring-free from partsvu.
 
You could definitely back the boat in to service the engine, but you'll want to trim all the way up and move it by hand to do so. Same for on the way out.
 
Thanks guys, this is really a great forum. I ordered a 20 hrs service kit and fuel additives from PartsVu. Good to know I don't need a blower, especially since I can't find one.
 
I have a u-shaped dock in my boathouse. My dock extends well beyond the boathouse and the water is deep enough so that I manually back the boat up to the outside dock to work on the boat.

The front of slip is not deep enough to manually back the boat the up to the top of the “U” in the boathouse. If I wanted/needed to work on the boat in the boathouse, I would back it in as far as I could with the motor down and make a narrow temporary walkway from 12’ long 2” x 6” (or 8”, etc.) lumber. My slips are 10’ wide. I would store the walkway for annual routine maintenance.
 
I would change the anodes or at least have them checked. They probably aren't totally corroded but you never know. Plus there are different anodes for salt vs. fresh water (i.e. zinc vs magnesium) so ensuring you have the right sacrificial metal will keep your boat happy!

Welcome to the forum!
 
timjet said:
“2019 22-SPS-200. That's the model number on the placard below the throttle.”
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Not the model number nor the layout. That should be in your purchase paperwork. This indicates boat length (22’), type of hull (SPS) and maximum motor size for your hull (200HP).
 
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