On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:43:22 -0500, Jim wrote:

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:07:24 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Those of you in the frozen wastes will know about this but it never
occurred to me because it rarely has gotten cold enough here.

When I get home, I run fresh water through my 90 hp Yamaha outboard.
Does sufficient water stay in the cooling passages to freeze and cause
trouble?

As long as you keep the engine tilted down so that all the water in
the block and lower unit drain out, no.

I have seen lower units busted up because they weren't drained
properly though. It does happen in particular if you don't cover the
exhaust port on the prop.

He He.

He he wasn't the reaction of the owner when he saw it after a few days
of 20 degree temperatures. :)

Brand new Optimax to boot.