Spray down the engine's metal surfaces with silicone lubricant?

[lazyade]

I have used SeaDoo Lube, Yamalube, and seafoam. All my motors are spotless and pushing 15 years old. Just dont do it before you work on them. Make it the last thing you do for the year. I try to avoid heavy coating on the wires and eletrical stuff, just in case.

Agree, the Seadoo Lube is thicker than WD40 (which tends to evaporate over time).

[GoneBoatN]

This is a good one - http://mastercraft.com/teamtalk/show...t=clean+engine

[blackTT]

Any pictures for these clean engine bays? So I know what I'm aiming for when I clean mine on weekend

[WalloonPS190]

Any reason not to use StarBrite fogging oil, same stuff I sprayed into the cylinders for the winter? That's what I did this past Fall, mostly on some rusty areas on the bottom of the exhaust manifolds. But I'm new at this.

[Barefooter92]

I have used SeaDoo Lube, Yamalube, and seafoam. All my motors are spotless and pushing 15 years old. Just dont do it before you work on them. Make it the last thing you do for the year. I try to avoid heavy coating on the wires and eletrical stuff, just in case.

[BrooksfamX2]

Do you guys that are spraying WD40 etc store your boats inside? I keep mine in the garage and never spray the engine etc and do not have any rust or problems. Just Cuious.

Never sprayed a boat engine down in 30 yrs, but boats are always in a heated garage. I do wipe the dust off from time to time though. Engine looks like new. I also wash my car engines a couple times a year....

[JohnE]

Do you guys that are spraying WD40 etc store your boats inside? I keep mine in the garage and never spray the engine etc and do not have any rust or problems. Just Curious.

Yes...

[kjohnson]

Spraying Engine etc

Do you guys that are spraying WD40 etc store your boats inside? I keep mine in the garage and never spray the engine etc and do not have any rust or problems. Just Curious.

[d2jp]

I've used both WD-40, Boeshield T-9, and Corrosion-X depending upon how much residual film I felt was needed.

Ballistol is a product I've been reading about from a website that I purchase off-road gear from sometimes - read down to the steel wool-in-water test - it's pretty interesting stuff, but I've not ordered...yet.

Link:

http://www.expeditionexchange.com/ballistol/

I've also started using Motorex Joker440 in cases where I'd used WD-40, it's a synthetic based spray lube. This youtube video isn't something I'd condone but is pretty convincing that it does not conduct electricity and is pretty waterproof

[jakethebt]

Another vote for WD-40... remember it is called water displacement for a reason...

[Thrall]

I'll have to look up top kote, sounds interesting.
Yeah, WD40 or even Armor All type dressings work well. Just dust everything with it and call it good. Same with underhood on the vehicles.
For exposed to the elements or corrosive areas, Fluid Film works great. It's lanolin based. I use it mainly on my sleds since they're basically stored in a tin can (trailer), lots of condensation/moisture. Keeps snow from sticking as much too.
I would use that stuff if the boat is stored outside. If stored inside, it's not necessary as it leaves a much heavier film on everything.

Wd-40

I've used WD-40 too and still do if I'm out of TOP Kote. Top Kote is just a lot lighter oil than wd-40.

Plus top-kote smells so good!!! You'll be hooked on it if you ever use it.

[bturner2]

I hit the linkage and any moving parts with the fogging oil I'm using at the time. The rest of the engine and vDrive with WD40. In the spring I wipe everything down while checking all the hose clamps and connectors to ensure everything is ready for the summer and to make sure nothing got missed when storing it up. This process has worked for me on everything from outboards to inboards over the past 20 years. Time for more spraying and less thinking.

[Jerseydave]

I was told by Joe at the old MC of Charlotte to spray everything with WD40 including hoses and wires. That it would protect everything but basically evaporate by spring. (Maybe not exactly evaporate, but it disappears)

^ What I do!

[JohnE]

Spray the hell out of it with wd40 and forget about it. You are over thinking this.