did my motor freeze

[TFHTECH]

i had a customer call today and said there ready to get there boat ready for spring. its a 95 crown line gen two drive with 5.0 merc they leave the boat in the water all year and have done so sence new and never winterize it on lk norman nc. well here it is for everone to enjoy. the manafolds are fine by looking at them havent done anything eles but make the dreaded phone call the boat only has 110 hrs well enjoy the pics the first one is the port side of the block and 2nd is the peice i picked out of the bilge

this is the 5th one so far this year and counting

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: did my motor freeze

Improperly prepared for the winter season it looks like.And I`ll bet the water the boat was in didn`t freeze either.

 

[TFHTECH]

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no the lake dosent freeze here so everone thinks they will be just fine by leaveing it in the water. it got down to 10deg f. for more than a week and there you have it

 

[bruceb58]

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Could you make the pictures smaller?

 

[TFHTECH]

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im sorry cant get them any smaller
(camera on the phone isnt that good )

 

[300sflyer]

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I think he was being sarcastic... The pics are too small to see the damage.

 

[Bondo]

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Ayuh,... I've got a few remenants of that same drive combo that froze on a hook, bobbing in the salt off Maine...

A floatin' boat will take colder temps than 1 on a wagon, but not That Cold, That Long..

If it had been Drained,... You wouldn't have been makin' that call..

 

[TFHTECH]

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sorry about the pics. i have a feeling that ill be hunting for a lot of cores this year you can right click and save the pic and then open in wmp the use the zoom to c it better if you like

 

[Bt Doctur]

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But this one found out what happens when the drain plug is "plugged"

 

[TFHTECH]

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sweet

 

[Gary H NC]

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I got that feeling that the Lake Norman and Lake Wylie shops will be busy this year!
I have 2 in line myself but thank goodness they are both outboards.
I had a guy on LN call me about 3 weeks ago asking about what damage he could have after leaving it in the slip all winter...

 

[Lou C]

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It just points out the risk of leaving an IO that is not closed cooled in the water not prepared for winter...I would never leave any inboard in the water in the winter...even closed cooled...here it gets that cold all the time and the raw water intake line could freeze...split...then when it thaws...the boat could take on water and sink. Yes many boats do spend the winter in water but they are properly prepared...shrink wrapped...and drained and then back filled with -100 AF....the weather here is such that winter is very unpredictable...the water might never freeze (salt) or the harbor could freeze over the whole month of Jan...if you were going to do this with a smaller boat an OB is the only way to go...no I/Os shold be left in the water....

 

[stonyloam]

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no the lake dosent freeze here so everone thinks they will be just fine by leaveing it in the water. it got down to 10deg f. for more than a week and there you have it

Drove by Lake Norman on Jan. 15, 2010 (US Rt 77). Sure looked frozen to me. Looks like even some of the "lucky" 470 owners are going to be buying some new heat exchangers.