Ouch!!!
I hope you didn't let Al Gore winterize your ride!
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01-07-2010 12:52 PM
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01-07-2010 12:54 PM
Yup, got it covered..... If not, it is too late now.......
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01-07-2010 01:02 PMI have been doing it for 20 years with my current boat. I must be doing something right since nothing has froze and busted. Back when it was new, I had to do it more than once a year because we would get the brilliant idea to go boating in the middle of the winter. I only have to do it once a year now. There are some years that with the exception of a week or two, you could have almost got away without draining it since mine is in an enclosed but not heated dock. This year is not one of those.
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01-07-2010 01:06 PMJust another tip guys...
Make sure your drives are all the way down. Water will puddle in them and freeze and crack the casing. People have a habit of leaving them tilted up so check them.
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01-07-2010 01:15 PM
+1 Correct Bill.
Seen many cracked cases along the years overhere.... sometimes they just "leak a little oil" then after a while... DONE.
Once a crack forms it just grows everytime the temps change on the case...Offshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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01-07-2010 02:16 PM
Been winterizing my own since '98. Drives always down. Around this time back in '99 we had lows in the -20+ range for a few days. That will definitely expose any flaws in your winterizing methods!! It is amazing how quickly you adapt. Last night I was outdoors around 5 PM and thought to myself, "feels like it has warmed up a bit...not too bad out". The temp was 12 degrees.
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01-07-2010 03:23 PM
sitting in a nice heated shop, ran em on a hose yesterday
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01-07-2010 05:02 PM
we will water test next week, its going to be in the 40s
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01-07-2010 07:32 PM
She is sitting in my nice warm shop. I was tinkering around in there today and doing a bit of day dreaming about summer.
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01-08-2010 05:46 PMThe guys in the Mid-West most likely know how to winterize. I think the question now is do the guys in Florida know how to winterize?
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01-08-2010 06:09 PM
Yep all Winterized....mine is in a nice cozy shop but the ice is starting to form around the docks...good thing I have a bubbler going....Up here at home there's some talk of -24F tonight....brrrr....don't think I want to be out driving around.....