How to run your boat on Muffs. Glastron Cold Start 

Googled this topic & your video was AWSOME. Thx for taking the time!!

Thanks for the info, i think it is common for people to be in my situation. I bought my first boat used and got almost no useful information on how to operate and care for it. This video helped alot thanks for taking the time to make it!

Love the sound of a boat engine starting every time!

I've been watching your rebuild and I have to say...Well done!fantastic work,do it right if your going to do it at all,great advice on the pre engine checks,it's not done enough.Bravo!

It is like revving your engine in your car in neutral. The key thing is to make sure your drive is down, or you will screw up your u-joints.

Thanks for the great video! Just bought a 1987 SeaRay with brand new motor and am taking it out for the first time this weekend. I thought it might be smart to run the engine first and your video is perfect. Wish me luck! :)

Thanks brother. Great video. Really appreciate it!

Awesome video really enjoyed it! 👍😁👍

I could listen to that all day it sounds just like a 300 verado

Thank you, just what i needed. tilting, impeller and all.

Thanks a lot for this video. Just Bought today a 2007 monterey 214 fs with 5.0 Mpi alpha one set up. I will be doing some tune ups thus your videos will come handy.

I know how you feel. I am glad i could help.

This is a good video, thanks for sharing. I'm a long time boater but bought my first inboard outboard last year. Getting it ready for the season and started it for the first time on muffs when I realized I had never seen an in/outboard run on muffs and wasn't sure if mine was functioning properly. ie water pump discharging correctly. After seeing your video I know mine is operating fine. Thanks again.

The 454 is a beast. Mine does not burn a drop of oil, and I love it.

GREAT video!

thanks for this. I'm gonna go try it!

In the two years I've owned my boat I never new to lower my trim. I hope it's not to late. Thanks for the video.

I found out the hard way that the Muffs are a must use. I hooked a water line directly to intake on engine and figured that was good enough,,nope!! The water pump was still not getting water and I smoked the rubber propeller. And it is a job to change.

thanks for the info.

sounds good!!

I have questions man!you sound like somebody i can ask! GREAT VIDEO

@renkenboats Sounds like you might have a cracked manifold or cracked block. Check all the hoses first and then really check out where the water is coming from.

great video

Thnx for the video. i got the same 454 7.4l as your other boat in your other videos on my first boat i just purchased (2755 bayliner) Im learning a lot by looking at your videos. Anything i should be cautious on these motor? thnx for everything so far im.a huge fan

nice boat 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Nice video. How would I cold start an OB I just bought a Sea Ray bow rider 180 1989 and It takes me like 30-40 min to start it after its been sitting for a week. I am not familiar with how to use the choke either. Thanks!

madd props for a sharp old school boat! rather have something like this that was structurally sound than a brand new one! Mine is a clone of this one and it to is basically flawless! same color scheme and everything!! sweet ride.. I do notice though that mine compaired to others is alot flatter (lower or less of a "deep v") but mine to Pops right outta the water! last year my buddy was running his 19' searay next to me and was just him and his girlfriend in it! He passed me and even though i had me + 4 or 5 others with me i still managed to catch and pass his ass very veeerry easily! needless to say he was pissed! haha suck it... right!? lol Mine will do ABOUT 53 mph if the lake is fairly still!! Love the older glitter paint scheme!~! thats old school cool!! beautiful boat you have too!!

Thanks!

Clean rig. Makes me miss my avengers. Dont miss the 454s so much but the boats are great. After a genius named Marshal at eagle mountain yacht sales built a jet for me with a 425 cadi big block i have no use for a 454. Id run all day long full throttle if not skiing. Go home and do it again the next day. And the next. Fill it up and only have used half a tank. No oil useage no oil leaks no typical probs 454s are famous for. 90+ mph in a big jet boat that had the driving characteristics of a bladed outrive ski boat.

When my Dad used to have a 2 stroke boat he likes to do is put the throttle in forward to give it a little gas before starting the engine

Here is a tip use the circle earmuffs they stick on REALY good and create suction trust me I learned the hard way

Do you have to start every few weeks. what happens if you just take out to the lake once a month . I haven't started mine between trips.. Haven't had any issues. Is this just a preference thing?

Should i buy a boat based on the motor running off of the muffs or is there something to be gained by taking it on the water? Can you put it in gear while on muffs?

Sounds like the fuel is draining out of the carbs. I would start with a rebuild kit.

What’s exhaust system do you have on it?

I thought I read somewhere that it's suggested not to run the motor past idle on muffs. I don't really know if it hurts anything.

Just acquired an ‘89 Glastron Conroy. Bought an “ear muff” attachment with hose hook-up on only one side. Wondering if I should have purchased a dual-flow? Any input?

Beasty engine 👹 sounds amazing

what is feather the throttle ?

When you put it in gear does the water come out by the prop?

@sechadyl Why would I need to worry about that?

hi i have a 1988 renken boat usit for 2 years now but now i conect tha muffs and water leaks in the belgium , can u help any susgestions

why does the prop spin a little in neutral ?

ol sinkin renken neat boat

It just keeps the bellows from developing a memory. You should be replacing the bellows every few years anyway.

I am learning about caring for a stern drive boat this video will help me learn the tricks of caring for a stern drive engines I knew that I will learn a lot on how to care for the stern drives I knew this will help me in the next few years time and it will be good if anyone could help me learn the basics of stern drive care and things related to them I knew how to care for the stern drives myself do you think that I can do it with a disability that's having someone help me run the stern drive motors and give me advice on how to do it safely I am a rookie in the stern drive boats and I knew this will be a new thing to do this will happen in a few years time and I need some advice on how to do the maint on the sterndrives and point me in the right path in regards to the sterndrives care and maintenance and what to watch out for when buying a used stern drive boat im from Australia im new to the sterndrives my 1st stern drive boat will be a bayliner with the Mercruiser stern drive that's the plan for the future

Anybody know do you need your tilt mechanism to be working to lower the stern drive? My boat I bought used to I'm trying to start it and it's got a tie down holding it up and I'm afraid if I loosen that tie now and I'm not going to be able to get it back up 🤣 thanks

If it is an outboard, it is different. This is an inboard/outboard.

How come your prop still spins slowly in neutral? Mine stays still

My family used to lower the motor inside a garbage can and fill it with water

Mine won’t rev up even in gear

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What year/model Glastron is this? Looks badass?

If the engine doesn't start, we have to wait around 5 minutes, before trying again!!!

I think he meant to say was “running it till it’s fucked costs big bucks

he didn't put it in gear?

you must live in ohio