If this is your first boat I would recommend having the marina do it. If
possible watch and take notes so you can do it yourself next year. If you
want.

I'm new to this whole thing and to me the couple of hundred for a
winterization (I have twins ... engines not kids) seems like cheap
insurance -- especially considering my knowledge of the engines is limited
to "the noisy things where the money goes".

I'm having them do all my water/waste etc. this year too. I just don't feel
confident enough in my knowledge of the systems to go it alone. Next year
I'll do that part myself when it's less mysterious but everyone I know, even
with decades of experience, still lets the marina do the engines.

It just seems like too good a deal.



"werlax" wrote in message
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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!