well guys i just bought a 25 ft sea ray. the old owner had a new engine installed about 5 yrs ago, he put about 20 hrs on the motor then he died. so the guy i got the boat from told me this and that it has been setting for the last 5 yrs. he said they did start the motor back in july and it seemed to run great. i dont know if this was good or bad.

there are some things i would like to do before i start it again this spring. im just looking for any suggestions or ideas of what all i should do before running the engine.

the boat is a 25' x 8'6" and i believe the motor to be a 350 vortec with a 2 bbl carb. the boat is alittle rough after setting for so long. but if the motor is good it will still make a great erie boat. so i want to do what i can to make sure i dont do something to hurt the engine.

so please help me out on things i should do before running the motor.
sherman