I'm curious how many fishermen work on their own boats. I just got done putting in a recirc pump and a fill fump for my livewells. Decided to do lower unit too and then saw where there was some small tares in boat seat so siliconed those too. (too expensize to recover) (it also amazes me how thin the covering is on the boat seats!!)

My wife had said to go fishing but I thought...why not...get it done while the weather is starting to get better. I figured I saved quite a bit of change. Still want to take it in for a couple small motor things but was a good feeling.

Now give the ol girl a wax (2002 Triton) and she'll be looking good and easy to wipe down.

Tight Lines

I do what I can, and what I don't think I will screw up. I do all my own maintenance and winterization on my outboard and boat. I will do some repairs, for instance a few years ago I had a gasket on the water jacket of my outboard that was leaking, I took it to the dealer as it was still under warranty and they fixed it, but it leaked again. So I fixed it myself and hasn't leaked since. I have replaced live-well pumps, and re-wired things myself. If I ever had problems with something like, say, my trailer wheel bearings, I would do them myself. Anything that doesn't require special tools, standing on your head, and double jointed elbows is fair game for me to try and tackle. Same with my vehicles.

I do the small stuff like changing my oil (4 stroke) lower unit grease, wiring, thermostat, just little stuff. If it gets more serious I'll take it to the shop.