winterizing the boat question

[explorer 542]

I am as cheap has the next guy but I am pretty mechanical and have always done most of my own repairs on every toy that I have owned. It is just about time to get the boat out of the lake for the season the boat has a outboard which is no big deal to get that ready for winter but my question is since this is my first boat with a live well, bait tank and raw water wash down is there anything I have to do with those options before getting it wrapped for the long Canadian winter?

 

[Bondo]

Re: winterizing the boat question

I am as cheap has the next guy but I am pretty mechanical and have always done most of my own repairs on every toy that I have owned. It is just about time to get the boat out of the lake for the season the boat has a outboard which is no big deal to get that ready for winter but my question is since this is my first boat with a live well, bait tank and raw water wash down is there anything I have to do with those options before getting it wrapped for the long Canadian winter?

Ayuh,... Just make sure everything is drained, Dry,....

 

[explorer 542]

Re: winterizing the boat question

Thanks figured that was all I had to do just bought the boat this year and had to change the raw wash down pump when I first put it in the lake and was just thinking maybe that was caused from improper storage the year before.

 

[Watermann]

Re: winterizing the boat question

You could use compressed air to purge the lines and make sure all of your plugs are out.

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: winterizing the boat question

I normal pour a gallon of the pink stuff in the live well so it drains back through the system just because.

 

[ricohman]

Re: winterizing the boat question

I make sure the live well is drained. All the hoses and pumps are self draining so its no big deal. I thought for sure I would have busted lines after last years 10 month winter but I found everything as it should be in June.

 

[joed]

Re: winterizing the boat question

Leave the plugs out. Any water that enters the boat will be able to drain.

 

[rallyart]

Re: winterizing the boat question

Most things drain well. If you have it on a trailer you can just drive around a bit with everything open. Some corners and hills up and down should slosh out everything that might sit in a low spot. If it was built correctly in should al be dry.