I have searched around a bit and am unable to find posts or archives relating to recomended maintenance, seasonal, storage, prior to first use of the season etc. Is there an archive or manuel others new to the sport have found useful?
Up here in the rainy northwest I have my boat in storage for the winter. Not sure if I should have done more than a good cleaning, gas saver in full tanks etc. I don't think there is a fuel shut off so I was not able to run the carbs dry like I do my Goldwing prior to winter. When the place I have it stored gets electricity I will hook a battery maintainer up to it. What should be done prior to first run?  I am assuming an oil change. What other equivalent to "lube, oil and filter" would I do? I think that there is some seeping from the seal around the jet intake...what is used to fill it? How about the steering/shift cables? Other words of wisdom? (other than..."the ox is slow, but the earth is patient" or some such...)
Thanks,
DT

Words of wisdom?.......Move south! Ha ha. I came down from Lebanon Or about six years ago. Nice country up there, used to "backroad" it to Dexter for the boat drags. Also liked to stay at a little hotel on the coast just south of Newport.

Stored indoors. Got lucky and found a private shop that was just built, that is only about 500 feet from the boat launch at Devils Lake in Lincoln City. They don't have power yet, but soon.

I am with you on the moving south. Got a couple of more years to retire and we are definately southbound. Somewhere warm, near water with a good tax structure and as far away from the mega liberal state of Oregon as I can get. Dont get me wrong it has been a great place to live. I lived in Bend (high desert) for many years and now almost 28 here on the coast. I just need a change and to let somebody else enjoy all this beauty for a while.