1. Make sure drain plugs in
2. Make sure all hoses connected, batteries are in
3. Fire up boat in driveway using fake a lake, or just run a garden hose into your intake
4. If it runs, you're done!
1) Take it to your local dealer
2) They start it on a "fake a lake" to make sure your battery is up
3) They make a list of ridiculous stuff they want to do to your boat and wear you out with the details while trying to take roughly 350 bucks for stuff you never needed.