Re: Winterizing idea/question
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 11:14 am
That's an interesting video and well informative... In my situation, the yard that the boat gets stored has no water service which is why I circulate the water/antifreeze like I do. I always get one last top-off of fuel before I haul out and I add my stabil at that time. It's well circulated by the time I get around to the lift. I use the bilge pump in the circulation rig to prime the impeller and make sure I don't suck in too much air.
I run it through the bilge pumps just for good measure and because I usually have enough left over. I also have a drain plug that will get just about most of it out. I have had them freeze solid and never had much of a problem except for one time....
There was one early spring where we were still in a deep freeze and then one day it was 45 degrees and rained to beat the band. I went to go check on it and the drain hole was blocked by a plastic sandwich bag. The bilge was still iced over and the rain water was pooling on top and started to get into the cabin. Luckily I left my anti-freeze kit in the boat and I was able to quickly pump out the water and chipped away the ice to open the drain hole.
I run it through the bilge pumps just for good measure and because I usually have enough left over. I also have a drain plug that will get just about most of it out. I have had them freeze solid and never had much of a problem except for one time....
There was one early spring where we were still in a deep freeze and then one day it was 45 degrees and rained to beat the band. I went to go check on it and the drain hole was blocked by a plastic sandwich bag. The bilge was still iced over and the rain water was pooling on top and started to get into the cabin. Luckily I left my anti-freeze kit in the boat and I was able to quickly pump out the water and chipped away the ice to open the drain hole.
