Winterizing

[ahoy49]

How many winterize your boat yourself? And how do you do it?

Ahoy

 

[Saginaw Bay]

Re: Winterizing

There is a stickey on top of the forum.

I do it myself,uh done it myself.

Did not do a good job, got lucky, no harm other than a core plug.


I WILL BE FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS THIS YEAR!

 

[nola mike]

Re: Winterizing

How many winterize your boat yourself? And how do you do it?

Ahoy

http://www.wunderground.com/US/MO/Oakville.html

"Thursday
Hot and humid. Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the upper 90s. Highest heat index readings of around 112 in the afternoon. Light wind."

hmm, may be a little early for this question! check out the sticky in the adults only forum. not too tough. 'course, i have the merc bastard step child engine that doesn't crack blocks...

 

[Brewman61]

Re: Winterizing

Yes I do my own winterizing. In a very small nutshell I:
Change crankcase oil and filter
Change drive lube
Fog Engine
Treat Fuel & top off tank
Change Fuel Filter
Thoroughly drain block and outdrive, & push in RV antifreeze
Clean hull
Clean carpets
Clean Cover
Remove battery and put on battery tender
Remove prop and send to rebuilder (hopefully NOT this year!)

 

[ziggy]

Re: Winterizing

yep, i do it myself.

i use the factory s/m + the stickys in the adults only thread.

i've made me a list to help me out...

not in a nut shell but here it is...

Add Sta-Bil & top off fuel tanks, run to at least normal operationl temp.
Fog thru carb. With fogging oil
Wash Hull
Ucky ducky hull
Wax hull
Silicon Eng. Block
R&R hypoid oil
Drain block
Drain exhaust manifold
Drain exhaust riser
Lube steering shaft
Lube grease zerts
Armor all vinyl
Remove bat.
R&R engine oil
Clean FA
Remove drain plug
Tape gas vent holes shut
Remove prop, lub prop shaft, waterproof grease & tape over exhaust
Plastic bag over carb.
Remove t-stat & fill block & manifold with anti-freeze
Remove sparkplugs and squirt in 1 oz. oil, rotate w/o plugs for 15 sec.
Remove valve cover and inspect for moisture
Lub ride-guide steering cable end
Lub pivot socket of steering pin
Lub u-jointshaft splines & engine coupling splines
Lub drive unit upper & lower pivot pins
Lub drive unit hinge pins
Lub u-joint
Lub prop shaft
Check bellows condition
Check water pump impeller, usually replace it
Check drive paint surface spray w/ corossion inhibitor
Check engine alignment
Notes

i made this list up in a word program and used a chart. so ea. item gets checked off, dated, and any discrepancies noted..

last few years i been storing my drive inside over the winter too.

 

[ahoy49]

Re: Winterizing

Thanks. I must have over looked that sticky. Sorry.
My service shop charges $120 to winterize. Sounds like a good deal to me.

As for being too early, maybe, but I just wanted to know how diffcult it is being a new I/O boat owner.

Ahoy

 

[badkins50]

Re: Winterizing

Man o man I hope you don't jinks us with talking stuff like that already . Lake Erie surface temp out of Lorain has been in the 80's since July 1st and usually doesn't reach that until the end of August. I'm hoping to be boating through October maybe into November this year. I know our winters are not near as bad as yours but it still sucks to see our boat just sitting there all depressed. Seams your question has been answered above though. Good luck.

 

[ahoy49]

Re: Winterizing

LOL!!! I hope not, as well. I am hoping we can use our boat up until October here too. It's been in the shop for almost 5 weeks. Need to make up some time on the water.

Ahoy

 

[John_S]

Re: Winterizing

Thanks. I must have over looked that sticky. Sorry.
My service shop charges $120 to winterize. Sounds like a good deal to me.

Ahoy

In that case, you want to know what they do for that $120. It is not all of ziggy's list. They might be just adding fuel stabilizer, fogging engine, and draining water.

 

[Brewman61]

Re: Winterizing

+1 on the above.

Our local guys get $120 for an hour's labor. So do verify exactly what services they provide for that money.