02-19-2003, 12:28 PM
Gosh guys, heres my list of how to winterize your boat. Use it every weekend and don't worry about it. Thats pretty much it.
During the really cold months, I tilt my motor down after pulling it out of the water. Let it drain, and then hit the start switch. Don't want to start it, just turn it over. I also tilt it down in the driveway at home. I built a PVC frame that goes in the boat before I cover it. Makes a nice peak all the way down the center, so rain and snow sheds off and doesn't build up and sag in the middle.
Ckeck the lower unit oil every other trip, grease the bearing buddies every other trip. When you put the boat back in the water, fiddle around with your tackle or use the electric for fifteen minutes or so. That gives the water pump time to thaw under water. Fire it up, make sure the pump works and off you go.
Only had one weekend I didn't launch this winter, and that was because of some slight hull damage.
O.K., thats my winterizing tips.
walleyebob
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During the really cold months, I tilt my motor down after pulling it out of the water. Let it drain, and then hit the start switch. Don't want to start it, just turn it over. I also tilt it down in the driveway at home. I built a PVC frame that goes in the boat before I cover it. Makes a nice peak all the way down the center, so rain and snow sheds off and doesn't build up and sag in the middle.
Ckeck the lower unit oil every other trip, grease the bearing buddies every other trip. When you put the boat back in the water, fiddle around with your tackle or use the electric for fifteen minutes or so. That gives the water pump time to thaw under water. Fire it up, make sure the pump works and off you go.
Only had one weekend I didn't launch this winter, and that was because of some slight hull damage.
O.K., thats my winterizing tips.
walleyebob
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