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Winterizing Your Boat
Nov 26th, 2013 at 8:56am
 
It seems the freeze got here early this year. how many guys winterized there boats?
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Re: Winterizing Your Boat
Reply #1 - Nov 26th, 2013 at 9:46am
 
Oct 23 for me.
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Reply #2 - Nov 26th, 2013 at 9:47am
 
Mine doesn't count as it ia an outboard.
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Re: Winterizing Your Boat
Reply #3 - Nov 26th, 2013 at 10:33am
 
outboard on bass boat requires none to speak of, and for the Nordic...just easily pumped the water out of the block of the 496.
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Re: Winterizing Your Boat
Reply #4 - Nov 26th, 2013 at 10:49am
 
I just plug mine in. Automatic engine compartment heater.
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Reply #5 - Nov 26th, 2013 at 12:39pm
 
Got my fuel sys prep'ed, engs fogged and water drained as of last week. Plan on backing off the rockers to relieve the valve springs and seal off the cyls this week.
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Re: Winterizing Your Boat
Reply #6 - Nov 26th, 2013 at 1:09pm
 
Mine is in pieces on a shop floor, so I guess I'm good Wink
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Reply #7 - Nov 26th, 2013 at 5:46pm
 
Did mine a couple weeks ago Sad
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Re: Winterizing Your Boat
Reply #8 - Nov 27th, 2013 at 8:03am
 
Drained the block ahead of the freeze. Hope to get out next week when the nice weather returns.
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Reply #9 - Nov 27th, 2013 at 8:24am
 
There you go! Good idea. I hope to be winter boating quite a bit myself too.
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Reply #10 - Jan 1st, 2014 at 5:24pm
 
Waited as long as I could, ended up burning some gas and winterizing today. Saw a nice Donzi and Fountain running around too.
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Reply #11 - Jan 1st, 2014 at 5:57pm
 
I am super jealous.
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