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Eisboch
 
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Default Winterizing an outboard


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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id just drop it tonight and let it drain, then put it back up and wrap
some plastic about the prop hub to keep water out.


I suppose if any damage were to occur, it already has anyway. I left the
leg down, almost vertical when I parked it for the winter. Never had a
chance to fog it or even cover it though. I jacked and blocked the front of
the trailer way up so the rain and snow runs out the drains. I think it
will make it ok.

For Commodore Joe:

Good advice, I think, regarding the air pressure. I used a 12 volt
(cigarette lighter plug type) little air compressor to blow the water out.
Very little pressure.

Eisboch