We're 1st-time boaters and owners of an older (pre-80) 33-foot Carver we've
decided to restore. We've opted for heated storage since there's a lot of work
we want to get done (wood restoration, etc.) during the winter.

Question (1st of many in the following days): Besides fogging the engines, is
there any "winterizing" we need to have done? We're assuming that the usual
laundry list of winterizing tasks will be unnecessary in the heated
environment.

Thanks,

Jim

On 16 Sep 2003 01:33:40 GMT, (Sparkslaw) wrote:

We're 1st-time boaters and owners of an older (pre-80) 33-foot Carver we've
decided to restore. We've opted for heated storage since there's a lot of work
we want to get done (wood restoration, etc.) during the winter.

Question (1st of many in the following days): Besides fogging the engines, is
there any "winterizing" we need to have done? We're assuming that the usual
laundry list of winterizing tasks will be unnecessary in the heated
environment.
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How reliable is the heat, and what do others do?

Wont cost as much to winterize as it will to replace an engine if the heat
fails... only takes once. And why not winterize anyway? They put anti-freeze
in the motor which has RUST inhibitors.. would you rather let it sit and rust
AND take a chance on the heat going out?