"Hi all. As I looked around v
"Hi all. As I looked around various places, read various threads, and in general, started seeing people put their boats up for the winter, a strange thought came to mind. Which is nothing unusual with me, but anyway! I live in Southeast Texas, and have many days during the winter when it's plenty warm enough to get the boat out and cruise the lakes. We do however have occassional freezes, and yes, even snow (once). But my question is, is there such thing as a "partial winterize"? In other words, I wouldn't want to completely winterize my motor, but just enough to make sure the block/outdrive wouldn't crack if we hit a freezer overnight. I would assume at the very least that this would involve ensuring the engine is completely drained, but is there a way to do this where I could easily "bring it back" ready for a nice weekend cruise?
Oh, and for the record, I have a 1984 IMP with the 5.0L OMC. Just had it out last weekend and it ran great! Was a beautiful day for cruising!"
"Hi all. As I looked around various places, read various threads, and in general, started seeing people put their boats up for the winter, a strange thought came to mind. Which is nothing unusual with me, but anyway! I live in Southeast Texas, and have many days during the winter when it's plenty warm enough to get the boat out and cruise the lakes. We do however have occassional freezes, and yes, even snow (once). But my question is, is there such thing as a "partial winterize"? In other words, I wouldn't want to completely winterize my motor, but just enough to make sure the block/outdrive wouldn't crack if we hit a freezer overnight. I would assume at the very least that this would involve ensuring the engine is completely drained, but is there a way to do this where I could easily "bring it back" ready for a nice weekend cruise?
Oh, and for the record, I have a 1984 IMP with the 5.0L OMC. Just had it out last weekend and it ran great! Was a beautiful day for cruising!"