Hate to start this up again.... My Crownline is winterized, and I talked to my Boat Tech, for a couple of hours. He has been wrenching on boats for about 30 years. From High performance, fishing, and pleasure boats.. I told him the beating I took for letting a newbie know that letting your outdrive in the up position is ok and safe. As he said, being a expert, and knowing his craft..keeping the drive in "up" position will not hurt the drive as long as it's properly winterized. I know everyone will beat me up. BUT, I bought my boat brand new 7 years ago, winterize, every season and had no bellow problem, no gimble bearing problem, nor prop, nor prop/bullet problem... Some of the responses I got were very rude, and as my tech said, NOT well informed.. 7 years with my boat AND NOT a problem!!!!!!!
