I'm interested in hearing from people who do their own winterizing (of
inboards). How difficult is it? Where could I find a complete list of
steps?

"skp" wrote in message
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I'm interested in hearing from people who do their own winterizing (of
inboards). How difficult is it? Where could I find a complete list of
steps?


Winterizing? How depressing. It is still early August for crying out loud.

Come back with the question in late September. ;-)

JimH wrote:
"skp" wrote in message
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I'm interested in hearing from people who do their own winterizing (of
inboards). How difficult is it? Where could I find a complete list of
steps?



Winterizing? How depressing. It is still early August for crying out loud.

Up here in the North, some families only use the family camp & the
heirloom inboard for 2 or three weeks a year and it's time to pack it
all up for another year. Some boats only get used once or twice in a
5-10 year period. The boathouses are full of them around here.

Rob

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JimH wrote:
"skp" wrote in message
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I'm interested in hearing from people who do their own winterizing (of
inboards). How difficult is it? Where could I find a complete list of
steps?



Winterizing? How depressing. It is still early August for crying out
loud.

Up here in the North, some families only use the family camp & the
heirloom inboard for 2 or three weeks a year and it's time to pack it all
up for another year. Some boats only get used once or twice in a 5-10
year period. The boathouses are full of them around here.

Rob



Good point Rob. ;-)

A good link for skp on winterization (gawd I hate that word):
http://www.boatfix.com/how/winterize.pdf

skp wrote:
I'm interested in hearing from people who do their own winterizing (of
inboards). How difficult is it? Where could I find a complete list of
steps?

It really is easy, but since you have to ask the question, the best
money you will ever spend is to pay someone to do it for you the first
year, and watch them do it. The bolts for the drain plugs on the engine
can be hidden and it is nice to have a mechanic actually show you where
they are.

http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/37.htm
http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/winter/brochure.asp

Folks that make a living winterizing boats also normally have insurance if it
goes bad so in my opinion the money spent is like an insurance policy.

Pete

"Reginal P. Smithers III" wrote:

skp wrote:
I'm interested in hearing from people who do their own winterizing (of
inboards). How difficult is it? Where could I find a complete list of
steps?

It really is easy, but since you have to ask the question, the best
money you will ever spend is to pay someone to do it for you the first
year, and watch them do it. The bolts for the drain plugs on the engine
can be hidden and it is nice to have a mechanic actually show you where
they are.

http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/37.htm
http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/winter/brochure.asp

"skp" wrote in message
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I'm interested in hearing from people who do their own winterizing (of
inboards). How difficult is it? Where could I find a complete list of
steps?

skp,

It's not difficult, however having someone show you the first time is
certainly not a bad option regardless of how many write-up you read on it.

Following is a list when I winterized my '96 Sunsetter, I have an '06
Sunsetter XTi that will be an entirely new beast.

- Block drains, one on each side, the drivers side had a temp sensor,
passenger side had the shower intake.
- Manifold drains, one in each side at the back of each manifold.
- Large water pump hose
- pull both heater lines, blow out.
- pull the hot water shower lines and run shower till lines are empty
- tranny cooler drain plug, pull and leave drain lug out.
- Pull impeller, lube with vaseline if good for next season. If you see
visible cracks, buy a new one.
- Pull center and rear drain plugs.
- Use a sponge to remove any water that does not drain from the bottom of
the boat.

Pray next spring!
JT
P.S. The first six items took 5 - 8 minutes in the dark when the night time
temps were dipping down into the teens. I wouldn't bother but my boat is on
a lift.

Hoe much does it typically cost to have a dealer winterize an inboard or I/O?

Pete

One of the Pfankuch's wrote:
Hoe much does it typically cost to have a dealer winterize an inboard or I/O?

Pete

I paid $200 last time.

In rec.sport.waterski JT wrote:
- Pull impeller, lube with vaseline if good for next season. If you see
visible cracks, buy a new one.

Vaseline on an impeller seems like a bad idea to me.