Help new to boats

"Help!!! i'm new to boats

"Help!!! i'm new to boats and boating in general, i recently recieved a 1986 mercruiser boat powered by what i think is a mercury 3.7 liter engine, knowing this i've ordered the manuals, and i'm looking to overhaul the engine. Any ideas on who i should talk or where i can get parts in the southern wisconin area?"

"Sean:

I hate to be a poo

"Sean:

I hate to be a poop. But before overhauling the engine, check the stringers, flooring and especially the transom for ROT. You might change your mind.

If all is AOK, proceed from there. I was lucky; I bought a boat with a solid engine and OD but soon found rotted floor, stringers and transom. Expensive and time comsuming repair even though I did it myself.

Guy"

"THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP GUY,

"THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP GUY, I'VE DECIDED TO PULL THE ENGINE, AND DO A COMPLETE INSPECTION. LET YA'LL KNOW WHAT I FIND."

"OK I'VE PULLED THE ENGINE

"OK I'VE PULLED THE ENGINE, CLEANED THE BLIDGE, CHECKED OUT THE ENGINE, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS STILL ASSSEMBLY LUBE ON THE CAM,LIFTERS, MAINBEARINGS AND RODS. CALLED THE GENTLEMAN I BOUGHT THE BOAT FROM AND WAS TOLD, "WELL I KNEW DAD HAD THE BOAT WORKED ON, DOWN AT THE MARINA DON'T KNOW WHAT HE HAD DONE." REMEMBER I BOUGHT THIS BOAT FROM A GENTLEMAN WHOSE FATHER PASSED AWAY SEVEN YEARS AGO, AND WHO SINCE HE HAD HIS OWN BOAT, HAD NO INTEREST IN THE BOAT.
AFTER DIGGING ALITTLE DEEPER, AS IN CALLING THE LOCAL MARINA'S WITH THE BOATS REGISTRATION # I FOUND THE MARINA THAT DID THE "WORK". THE WORK THE MARINA DID WAS, YA'LL SEE THIS COMING RIGHT, AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. THIS LED ME TO EXPLAIN THAT I COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER BECAUSE THE RINGS HAD RUSTED TO THE CYLINDER WALLS AND ASK WHAT COULD BE DONE, I DISCUSSED IT WITH MY MECHANIC FATHER AND SEVERAL OTHER LEARNED INDIVIDUALS, WHO SEEM TO THINK RUNNING A BALL HONE THROUGH THE CYLINDERS AND CHECKING THE BORE AFTERWARD MIGHT BE ALL IT NEEDS. AS FOR THE WOOD WORK ON HER THERE IS A SPONGY SPOT IN THE DECK BUT THE REST OF THE WOOD SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD ORDER, SO I'LL BE BREAKING OUT THE TABLE SAW TO REPLACE THE PLYWOOD DECK. THE UPHOLSTRY IS ANOTHER MATTER SO IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS ANY TIPS FOR THAT I'D BE GREATFUL FOR ANY INPUT."