I took my boat out of winter storage yesterday and put it in the lake for the first time this summer. I was some angry when the engine started making some horrible noises when I tried to start it up. My wife suggested that maybe the folks that were supposed to winterize it for us neglected to winterize it properly. Upon further investigation, that seems to be the exact diagnosis. The engine block is cracked.
So now I have to deal with a cracked block on the boat just at the precise time when I want to be playing on the water, not working on the engine! What a pain that is going to be!