Winterizing myself?
 

Didn't have them on mine!

"Dionysus Feldman" wrote in message
...
So what about water and holding tanks?

Winterizing myself?
 

Hey Jamesgang, Didn't I just see your boat this weekend on Cayuga Lake?

jamesgangnc wrote:

(Gould 0738) wrote in message ...
If you want to winterize yourself, I suggest a healthy belt of Crown Royal.
Alcohol doesn't freeze. :-)

I've found I keep sobering up and require a shot on a regular basis to
stay winterized.


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Winterizing myself?
 

I was planning on taking this project myself. I have the same drive
system as you. For the heck of it I stopped by my local boat shop today
and got a price of $275 to winterize, shrinkwrap and store for the
season. I think for that price I will leave this to the pro's.

werlax wrote:

It seems that everyone knows someone who has wrecked an engine by
improper winterizing. I was planning on just following the Mercruiser
engine manual and their recommended procedure. Having mentioned that
to a couple of friends, and their reaction, makes me wonder if there
is something that I should be aware of? Is this all just a mystique
perpetrated to get our money into the pockets of the marinas? :)
Should I do some additional reading at a URL or should the manual be
enough? For reference, the engine is a Mercruiser 4.3L I/O.
Thanks for any help!


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Winterizing myself?
 

I've never paid to get my boat winterized and have had the boat for 21 years.

It's really not that difficult. There's a guy here who has a website
on the subject.

My routine:

Fuel Stabilizer
Change fuel/oil filters, change engine oil.
Change outdrive oil.
Run the engine, fog the cylinders.
Drain the manifolds and block with the petcocks.

b.

Winterizing myself?
 

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 20:51:05 +0000, werlax wrote:

It seems that everyone knows someone who has wrecked an engine by
improper winterizing....

....Oh, your BOAT! I was thinking "long johns and lots of Mount Gai rum"...

Lloyd