I'll add my procedure -
Clamp a hose on the exhaust outlet.
Run it into a bucket.
Run the water intake hose into the same bucket.
Fill with antifreeze.
Run engine until hot.
IMHO constantly circulating the antifreeze makes sure it gets everywhere.
*optional step
Do all the above with vinegar to clear out deposits.
Pulled my boat yesterday. Engine is winterized,
-ran the freshwater and
-antifreeze through yesterday.
-shut off fuel valves
-removed carb,
-removed plugs,
-vacuumed around plug area to keep dirt out.
-Put oil in plug holes,
-rag in carb opening where I removed it.
-put plugs back in
-turned engine over on starter.
-sprayed choke cable ends and worked it
-sprayed shifter cable ends and worked it
-sprayed throttle cable ends and worked it.
-removed distributer cap, EI, rotor button and plate and sprayed the centrifugal advance springs in the distrib.
-light spray of rust control around the engine.
-carb is in garage and I will give it a cleaning in the next few weeks and place it back on the boat next to the engine.
-stabil and gas line antifreeze in gas tank...ensured cap was tight and seal in good shape.
That will do it for the engine. Took about an hour. I have also drained water tanks, and taken the plug out of my bilge drain plug....the remainder of winterization is what takes time. I have to make room in my garage. My truck cap is in there, my inflatable is there blown up....those two items take up so much space. Once I get that sorted out I'll take everything off the boat and bring it to the garage and stow it....I hate this part.
Edit: Re: the blue patchwork bottom paint. Had the boat out on labor day weekend and sprayed with power washer. Some of my bottom paint washed off so I touched it up with blue as I'd run out of black Might even put blue on next year.
I noticed sails still attached.
Do you leave on for the winter.
Last spring we had 3 boats topple and they had left sails on.
Just left club and it is blowing a stink and the boats with roller furling sails still on are really shaking.
HI Bingy,
I don't leave the sails on, nor the cockpit curtains, dodger etc. I hauled the boat yesterday evening and it's blowing 30kts out there now. We too will have about 4 days of poor weather so I'll have to wait to get them off. Right now she is protected by the building...pretty much protected on 3 sides right there....not a bad spot.
Mo
"Odyssey"
1976 C&C 30 MKI
The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist expects it to change.
The realist adjusts the sails.
...Sir William Arthur Ward.
Went down to the boat and tried to get on with the winterization this morning. Still 30 kts of wind and everything wet outside so I didn't want to throw things off the boat. (different system than Hurricane Sandy)
A bigger problem is my gear in the garage....this morning my wife called me a hoarder....can you imagine that!!! I told her if she'd get her junk out of my garage I'd have room for my stuff.
I need to clean up the garage after all summer...for sure. Everything has it's place but when I'm playing on the boat I just pile it in there. Now I need to get the cap back on the truck; the new snow tires on her car; the trampoline in boxes in the corner; the inflatable deflated and stowed; the ladder back on the wall; those sails are junk and have to go (was saving them to build a sunshade that didn't happen; the bikes in the shed; the boat repair materials / baskets etc back where they belong; the welder off the bench and the bench cleaned up; tools put away....and somewhere in there is the beer fridge....haven't been able to access that since June!!! Now there's incentive.
Edit: Nov 1: 10 hrs working cleaning up garage; 1 pickup load gone to dumpster at yacht club still have at all the material from inside the boat, sails etc to come back...have room for that now.
The cooling system is winterized. I have to go back for the rest.
Question: I believe my tstat works because it maintains a constant 160 or so when I run the engine. After taking it out today I see that it's really rusty. Is this anything to worry about?
Also, what happens if you overtighten the nuts on the tstat housing?
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