We were cruising in the Eastern Caribbean when Covid struck and like so many other sailors, I had to quickly lay my boat up ashore in order to get one of the last flights back to the U K .

This winter I booked a flight and had made other arrangements to get back to the boat on January 2nd but I have had to cancel that trip due to a strict lockdown being introduced here in Wales.
It may well end up being nearly a year or more before I can get my engine fired up again so my question to the forum is:- Is there anything specific I should do before pressing the button to start the engine again ( other than turn it over by hand a few times with a socket on the crankshaft pulley nut like I usually do).
I did manage to change the engine oil before I left the boat and I will of course change the impellor and fuel filters.

Martin Smith