How long is winter for the term "winterizing"?

[4DaughterMan]

I use my boat 40 HP OB from March to Mid January(duck hunting is over). I have only fogged the engine once when I knew that I might not use it for a while. It looks like I probably won't use it for about a month and a half. I have put Stabil in the fuel and drained the water by lowering and raising. I put the charger on the battery every few weeks but don't disconnect the connections. Is there something else you think I should be doing? Once a year, before spring use, I change the lower unit oil and plugs. 4 years doing this has worked OK but am I tempting fate?

 

[bayman]

Re: How long is winter for the term "winterizing"?

One thing that is really good to do is to make sure you drain any water out of your lower unit before it freezes outside. Here is a link to an article on winterization:<br /><br /> http://www.boatmotors.com/winterization/

 

[Scaaty]

Re: How long is winter for the term "winterizing"?

Like Bayman sez...rest that you're doing is just fine, but drain the lower just before you put it down for the end of season