cougarcruiser wrote:
5) ...Ask the dealer what PSI they set air pressure at. The right answer is not "whatever it came with".
Cougar's list is excellent. On the tire pressure - FW boats are delivered to the dealer already on the trailer with tires inflated. So unless you ask them at delivery to check the tires, it's likely they haven't even been checked. The correct answer is whatever the max. pressure stated on the tires is. Trailer tires are meant to run at full max cold pressure. Check them often. Mine are rated at 65 lbs. If I find them at 64, I top them off. It's a PITA, but not nearly as much so as a shredded tire (and possibly a ruined wheel) on the side of the highway.
On the bimini, take careful note of how it's stowed as you deploy it the first time. Otherwise, you may never get it stowed the way it's supposed to be again - they can be deceivingly complicated. I'm certain mine has never been stowed correctly since delivery day
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As always before towing, check your bow & transom straps to be sure they're tight enough (they don't need to be Superman tight, but they should be firm). Make sure your drive is up before towing!
If you are taking a water delivery (or whenever your boat is operated for the first time), have the dealer bring along an extra bottle of power steering fluid, and check it a couple of times during the check ride, especially after about the first 10 minutes of running. I found out the hard way that they fill the reservoir at the factory but they don't always (or maybe never) exercise the steering system before shipping the boat. So then you get it out on the water, run the steering back and forth a few times, the pump fills the empty hydraulic lines, and the reservoir goes dry. I've heard from several people saying they experienced the same thing. GM p/s pumps are strong as long as they have plenty of fluid, but they have valves in them that are susceptible to damage if they run dry. Fortunately I heard (and was familiar with) the signature groan of a GM pump low on fluid, and I was able to add fluid before any damage could be done. Your dealer should throw in a bottle just for good will.
If you have the chance to check the engine oil before the first startup, do so - probably unnecessary, but I don't trust anyone else to make sure the oil didn't get missed somewhere along the line. Most likely it'll be too late anyway if that's the case; your dealer will probably have test-run the engine before delivery. By the same token, you could pull the dip stick on the drive and make sure it has fluid in it. I didn't do that, but probably should have.
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), extra table mount, throttle lanyard, two sets of keys, safety chains on trailer, etc. Really it comes down to anything you can think of that you saw in/on it when you either looked at it on the showroom floor or test drove it. If you don't see it out in the open-find it.
