Winter removel elctronics

[SOUTH JERSEY WALT]

Have dash mounted ray 97c / fusion/ vhs. Is ok to leave on boat that will be well covered for winter
what harm could it do. New boat this year . Past boats had bracket mounts for df vhs

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

the only likely harm is someone stealing it

 

[SOUTH JERSEY WALT]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

Are you kidding not in jersey they take the whole rig and all

 

[izoomie]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

Freezing can't be good for it. I take all electronics I can off the boat in the winter for this and safety reasons.

 

[ricohman]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

I remove my GPS fish finder. The stereo remains in the boat. For some reason I can see that fancy screen cracking at 40 below and I don't want to chance it.

 

[Slip Away]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

Do you remove your Nav unit/Stereo with LCD screen from your Car/Truck every winter ? If so, then you should do it with boat electronics too. If you don't then........

 

[dingbat]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

My electronics have not left the boat in 6 years.
I used to remove and stored them below. Anymore, I don't even bother to remove them from the helm.

I remove my GPS fish finder. The stereo remains in the boat. For some reason I can see that fancy screen cracking at 40 below and I don't want to chance it.

Egg Harbor has not seen 40 below since the ice age.:laugh:

 

[ricohman]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

Do you remove your Nav unit/Stereo with LCD screen from your Car/Truck every winter ? If so, then you should do it with boat electronics too. If you don't then........

A vehicle with a nav screen or a stereo? What am I? A double millionaire?

 

[lexer440]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

I have a stereo, gps with 5" screen and a vhf. They are all mounted and stay there.

 

[theBrownskull]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

I leave the electronics in the boat and take out the beer.

 

[stylesabu]

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you have beer left? can I go Fishing with you?

 

[ziggy]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

you guys are funny.
myself, i take everything out of my boat for layup. granted i ain't got much. stereo and vhf. the vhf is inside, the face plate of the stero is inside. the drive is inside. there's not much left.
i do this some for theft protection, some for maint. anyway ya look at it. there's nothing left much worthwhile in my boat during winter layup.

good thing ya guys are drinkin up the beers. ya leave'em in the boat over freezing winter, they might explode and make a mess... kinda like a cracked block. :facepalm:

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

if alcohol can freeze it ain't worth takin on my boat BUT that did just remind me that there is some OJ and soda in my fridge along with some food that needs to go byebye

 

[crabby captain john]

Re: Winter removel elctronics

No need where I live now but when I lived up in the tunda,,, anything mounted in the dash stayed in. The loran and FF came off but GPS, stereo, and vhf stayed in. Yeah-- liked the Loran better than GPS so kept it....