"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:48:43 GMT, "FREDO" wrote:


" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in message
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I winterized the boat engine and outdrive last year by myself last year.
It took almost a full day, including the time to purchase the supplies.
I
obviously assumed all liability for a cracked engine block by doing so.

With that in mind I decided to let the pros do it this year as I did
with
my larger boats in the past so I called around today for some prices.
As
I store the boat on a trailer over the winter in a yard near my house I
have some flexibility on who can do the service. We are also changing
marinas next year (moving to one with a reputable mechanic staff,
including the head mechanic with 35 years of experience) so we have no
loyalty to our present marina.

I found a local place that has been in business for 25 years, fully
insured, that will change the oil and filter and the outdrive lower unit
oil, lube the OD, fog and pickle (winterize) the engine, all for $155.
Quite a nice deal.

So what are you going to pay/engine to winterize?

Sounds like it's time for Skippy to start preaching his "dip and rip" (I
think that's what he called it) where you stick the outdrive in a 5 gallon
bucket of antifreeze h2o mix and let it run a couple of minutes.

You know, that doesn't sound half bad actually.

Then again.... :)


I used that method last fall and it worked fine. As an added measure of
safety I also took off the thermostat housing and poured diluted antifreeze
directly into it.

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