*** ADVICE for storing your boat during the winter seasons!!!!! ***

[brianmerc]

Hi,<br /><br />Most of us don't use our boats during the winter, unless we are fishermen. Please post any advice you may have for storing your boat during the winter seasons. We want to keep our boats in good shape during the off season. Right?

 

[miloman]

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you should let us know what make model and year but here it goes first put muffs on the water intake start the water then the motor inject fogging oil into the cylinders in short bursts not enough to stall it. do this for 10 seconds in each cylinder. Romove the drain and fill screws change the lower unit oil I suggest you get a pump as it is messy fill from the bottom screw until oil is coming from the top screw check the oil if it is relativly clear all is ok if milky you have a leak ( lots of advice on this board) put a stabilizer in your gas run it while fogging pull the connection allow to almost stall. Clean your motor check for any lose wires etc... grease your wheel hubs wash the boat drain any live wills making sure that all the water is out of the lines I take it to a gas station and with a fitting for rvs push compressed air through the lines wipe the wells down. If your trailer is painted I suggest that you spray it with wd4o amazed how over the years it has saved me from lots of rust remove the prop check for line etc... have a beer thats about it <br /><br />any one want to add

 

[dingbat]

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What is winterizing?

 

[rickdb1boat]

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Winterizing is the process of being bored for 4 or 5 Months!

 

[janichol]

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I know I'll have some one show up at my doorstep to break my legs, but I gotta say it....<br />I'd winterize my boat, but since it's 74 degrees at the house, I'd rather run it up the canal! <br /> http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.ad...zipcode=77568&homesubmit.x=29&homesubmit.y=11

 

[miloman]

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its 3 here where was that door step

 

[Bear]

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Check this one:<br /> http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/winterupdate.htm <br />Two of the links included above isn't working. But hey! <br /> http://www.nissanmarine.com/tech_talk/oil_change.html <br /> http://www.nissanmarine.com/tech_talk/winterize.html <br /><br />

 

[bvassel3]

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Hi BRIANMERC. Click on the SEARCH button (in red ink) found at the top of every iboats forum page, then type in the word winterizing in the box that is provided for word searches, and then hit the Search button at the bottom of that page. What you will get is 154 different posted questions on this winterizing topic and then multiple answers to all 154 questions...right in these forums. <br /><br />As a general rule...by doing a SEARCH first on this site you can get a wealth of information on almost any boating topic without having forum contributors have to answer the same question again and again. Try this SEARCH tool first for all your questions on these forums. Good luck and come back often!

 

[radsrh]

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miloman pick me up on your way down I help you on that door step.

 

[brianmerc]

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Woo Hoo!! Okay, cool! Thanks guys!<br /><br />Anyone with some more advice?