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I have felt the same way at times. Chin up. Crawl over the rig and get familiar. Bucket of soap suds. Clean and wipe things down. Check hoses, electrical connections , attachments, etc... Sit back and reflect. Battery bad or a switch left on? No fluid from where?

It is yours now and everything you do caters to your taste. Slight fuel leak from a compromised hose by a clamp.....pull up the slack and cut out the 1" bad section or replace the hose....your choice. I brought my boat to a mechanic after I did the above and had him dial it in with the idiosyncrasies of boat repair. Example: I could replace a spark plug but could not find a bad ground for one of the holes of my motor. Believe me. Even if your first experience for fishing landed you a Mermaid with a Leprechaun with a pot of gold, you would be on this site anyway with ....took my new (to me) boat out and found...how do you replace... That is what makes this such a fine site. We have all been through it and share our successes and failures.

Garris