Winterize "IN WATER" boat with outboards???

[Boilermaker]

A friend at work was asking what she sould do to winterize her boat if she keeps it in the water here in New York. The boat is a 26Ft REGULATOR with twin outboards??? ANY SUGESTIONS??? <br />Thanks

 

[Bondo]

Re: Winterize "IN WATER" boat with outboards???

Well, I'm not fimilar with the 26Ft REGULATOR, But, This'll Apply Anyway.....<br />The Boat itself will have to be made Frost/FreezeProof.... Any Freshwater systems, Heads, Shore-water, Etc......<br />The Outboards, It'll Depend on How Long she's going to leave them Setting....<br />If she's going to Run them Weekly, or Monthly,<br />I'd just Shut them down,+ Walk Away....<br />Any Longer than that, I'd Stabilize the Fuel,+ Fog the motors.......<br />If she's birthed in the Saltwater, the Safest the motors can be left is in the down,+ running position......

 

[mattttt25]

Re: Winterize "IN WATER" boat with outboards???

that's a $120K boat brand new. one of the best out there. please tell me she will pull it for the winter. why not?

 

[Boilermaker]

Re: Winterize "IN WATER" boat with outboards???

I hear you MATT, I was asking the same thing. She told me the boat is a 1988 year with a repower a few yers ago. The boat is in a rather narrow canal, and she doesn't even have a water bubbler. When I asked her why she didn't want to pull it out, she said the boat yard near her wanted $200-$300 to store it for the winter. She doesn't seem to care about it that much>>>hell, I almost offered to pay>>>Hate to see a good boat damaged!!!<br /> I think she got this boat as a settelment and only uses it to run around the bay from time to time. I only could wish for a boat like that!!! And to hear this makes me cringe!!! What can I tell her to change her mind???>>>She said her friend is a boat mechanic and that he will look it over in a few days>>>I can only hope he does the right thing. We have already had over a foot of snow this past weekend.

 

[mattttt25]

Re: Winterize "IN WATER" boat with outboards???

i'd simply tell her how much it's worth. i didn't take the time to price it, but an '88 regulator repowered a few years ago is still worth a lot. and only $200-300 to store for the winter saves the investment.