winterizing your boat,

*corkey* · 11-11-2009, 06:44 PM

any questions on winterizing your boat, ask away,.

k, little backround here,,
i work at a fishing lodge, and i have to store the 90 boats that belong to the lodge every winter,,
also,,, i work at a marina in the off season, and we store a pile of boats probably about 130 there as well,
we store, inboard, as well as outboard.
so questions about just about any brand are okay,

**Dannyboy** · 11-12-2009, 12:47 AM

Nice, a service many pay way too much money for these days. I've been thinking about doing a writeup myself. Back in the day I even made my own winterizing kit using a 5 gallon bucket that I tapped a hose spicket with a garden hose going down to a fake-a-lake. Got the engine running and ran about 5-6 gallons of the pink anti freeze through while fogging the engine if I remember.

I was into the bucket maybe $10 when Overtons wanted like $50 for their fancy little bucket.

Do you like to pull the hoses off and drain them or leave it full of the antifreeze? I've seen it done both ways.

*corkey* · 11-12-2009, 08:34 AM

that depends on the motor,, outboard , i run some thru it, but leave it empty,
inboard, i take all the hoses off and all the plugs,, block manifold,crossover and even tube to drive unit,, make sure there are water free, and than reassemble, and leave off one line to the water pump,, than put about 1 1/2 liters of coolant in that line, than put it away,, also depends on if it is a shrinkwrap boat or a store in the building boat, we don't have heated storage, but we do have some with roof,,

*V8BoatBuilder* · 01-06-2010, 12:13 PM

I built my "fake-a-lake" bucket from a free Pep Boys orange bucket, a through-hull fitting, a hose bib and some 5200 - I use it professionally every fall.

I always drain the raw-water side after flushing with fresh water, before adding the non-tox so that it's un-diluted. I then leave the non-tox in the system, since it has corrosion inhibitors for the steel block.

**Dannyboy** · 10-29-2011, 03:43 PM

Least favorite day of the year here last Saturday. Glad I saved the money though doing the service myself. I have two favorite tools, one, the winterizing bucket, 2 the self contained oil change pump.

11-11-2009, 06:44 PM	#1
corkey Elite Canuck, Eh ?? In the Great White North where winter never seems to end ,Ontario,, still ice fishing,, 96xl,99xls,old Rangers Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,448 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	winterizing your boat, any questions on winterizing your boat, ask away,. k, little backround here,, i work at a fishing lodge, and i have to store the 90 boats that belong to the lodge every winter,, also,,, i work at a marina in the off season, and we store a pile of boats probably about 130 there as well, we store, inboard, as well as outboard. so questions about just about any brand are okay, __________________ Log Roller,, Fox Coilovers 35's and others, , Truck of the month Ranger Of Danger,,,project truck, also look for Blues Traveller Elite registry, ,

11-12-2009, 12:47 AM	#2
Dannyboy Other Make & Models Mod 43°48′48″N 91°13′59″W 91 4 do' Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 5,407 Vehicle Specs	Nice, a service many pay way too much money for these days. I've been thinking about doing a writeup myself. Back in the day I even made my own winterizing kit using a 5 gallon bucket that I tapped a hose spicket with a garden hose going down to a fake-a-lake. Got the engine running and ran about 5-6 gallons of the pink anti freeze through while fogging the engine if I remember. I was into the bucket maybe $10 when Overtons wanted like $50 for their fancy little bucket. Do you like to pull the hoses off and drain them or leave it full of the antifreeze? I've seen it done both ways. __________________ In chatrooms I'm a 14 year old girl 91 long travel 4x4 94 Limited The Diva 2007 cadillac escalade

11-12-2009, 08:34 AM	#3
corkey Elite Canuck, Eh ?? In the Great White North where winter never seems to end ,Ontario,, still ice fishing,, 96xl,99xls,old Rangers Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,448 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	that depends on the motor,, outboard , i run some thru it, but leave it empty, inboard, i take all the hoses off and all the plugs,, block manifold,crossover and even tube to drive unit,, make sure there are water free, and than reassemble, and leave off one line to the water pump,, than put about 1 1/2 liters of coolant in that line, than put it away,, also depends on if it is a shrinkwrap boat or a store in the building boat, we don't have heated storage, but we do have some with roof,, __________________ Log Roller,, Fox Coilovers 35's and others, , Truck of the month Ranger Of Danger,,,project truck, also look for Blues Traveller Elite registry, ,

01-06-2010, 12:13 PM	#4
V8BoatBuilder Transplanted Bostonian East Brunswick, NJ 97 Mountaineer V8 4x4 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,429 Vehicle Specs	I built my "fake-a-lake" bucket from a free Pep Boys orange bucket, a through-hull fitting, a hose bib and some 5200 - I use it professionally every fall. I always drain the raw-water side after flushing with fresh water, before adding the non-tox so that it's un-diluted. I then leave the non-tox in the system, since it has corrosion inhibitors for the steel block. __________________ -Aaron Off Road: 97' Mountaineer: V8, 4x4, 4.56s, 4" Superlift, SOA, TrXus 33x12.5 - Under The Knife Work: 00' Ranger 4cyl 5spd, 02' Ford E250 5.4 On Road: 2006 VW Jetta TDI/6spd DSG. Fill it with diesel, please. Octopus Yachts, LLC Engineered Marine Electrical Systems

10-29-2011, 03:43 PM	#5
Dannyboy Other Make & Models Mod 43°48′48″N 91°13′59″W 91 4 do' Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 5,407 Vehicle Specs	Least favorite day of the year here last Saturday. Glad I saved the money though doing the service myself. I have two favorite tools, one, the winterizing bucket, 2 the self contained oil change pump. __________________ In chatrooms I'm a 14 year old girl 91 long travel 4x4 94 Limited The Diva 2007 cadillac escalade