Hello folks,<br /><br />Question for you. I often fish in conditions early and late season when the night temperature drops well below freezing, even though the day time temps are acceptable for boating. I always stand my outboard upright, using the tilt hydraulics, while rigging for road travel at the boat ramp to drain the water out of the engine. My question, do you recommend "tapping" the starter (without starting the engine) to turn the motor over and expell any internal water? Have heard this is a good thing to do to get water out of the water pump/impeller area that may freeze, expand and do damage to that unit. The owner's manual (Mercury 4 stroke) says to never turn over the engine without water going into the intake. Does that include when temperatures may later drop to well below freezing?<br /><br />Thank you for your input.<br /><br />Tight lines.
