winterizing?????

[poor man]

wanting to see if there is any way to safely winterizing a i/o volvo penta motor?? reason im asking is i live in tennessee and it dont freeze hard here all the time but has gotten down into the teens before so i dont want it to break anything... OK i will be using this boat off and on during the winter months as we have weeks at a time in the 50-70 range and dont want to pay to have it winterzi'ed every time i come back from fishing, any ideas how to "drain" it??/ thanks

 

[Don S]

Re: winterizing?????

You don't have to "Winterize" that includes a lot of things. To prevent freeze damage, all you have to do is drain the raw water system of your engine (and drive) so nothing can freeze and break.

Go up to the Adults Only sticky at the top of this forum and look around. Especially the first one. You would get a lot more info if we knew what you had.

 

[Bondo]

Re: winterizing?????

any ideas how to "drain" it??

Ayuh,... Ya gotta give Us a few Hints as to just What motor We're talkin' about......

V-motors will have 4 or more Drain Plugs,....
In-lines usually 2 or More....

 

[a70eliminator]

Re: winterizing?????

Ayuh,... Ya gotta give Us a few Hints as to just What motor We're talkin' about......

V-motors will have 4 or more Drain Plugs,....
In-lines usually 2 or More....

yea that would help alot..

 

[achris]

Re: winterizing?????

Hey guys,

What's this 'Winterize' I keep hearing about? I normally just check the gutters ain't block with tree leaves and the ridge-capping is secure....

Chris....

 

[Bondo]

Re: winterizing?????

Hey guys,

What's this 'Winterize' I keep hearing about? I normally just check the gutters ain't block with tree leaves and the ridge-capping is secure....

Chris....

Ayuh,....
Some of Us have 4 Seasons,... Right at Home,...
Rather than flying 1/2 way around the world to go snow Skiing.....

Doesn't it get Boring when you have a Hot summer,+ just a Cool summer in the Winter,..??

 

[dvan1901]

Re: winterizing?????

I hate to say it, but if you haven't drained the block since the fall, you are more than likely going to have problems. I live in Atlanta and it's gotten cold enough this winter to do damage several times. Heck, just in the last two days it's been 24 and 19 at night; that would do damage.

 

[achris]

Re: winterizing?????

Doesn't it get Boring when you have a Hot summer,+ just a Cool summer in the Winter,..??

Nope.. It just means I don't have a 'lay-up period'. I can boat in all 4 seasons..... I can scuba dive in the warm (oh yeah, that's when you guys are 'winterized' ) and fish in the cooler weather. We call it winter, but the temperature never drops to those funny numbers with a minus sign in front...

Don't worry guys, your summer is just a few (long) months away......

I'm planning a dive this weekend. The temps going to be around 95... Anyone interested?

Chris..............

 

[Bondo]

Re: winterizing?????

I'm planning a dive this weekend. The temps going to be around 95... Anyone interested?

Ayuh,... I'll be Right over,...

It's all of 15? here today....

 

[Fishermark]

Re: winterizing?????

I'm planning a dive this weekend. The temps going to be around 95... Anyone interested?

Chris..............

Sign me up! If you can help with the plane ticket there....

Actually I have spent some time in your beautiful country - up in Mackay in Queensland and on North from there around Townsville. Very nice!

Bondo - warmth never goes out of style!