[C320-list] Engine Muffler Winterizing

[pat reynolds]

Do you have to drain the muffler?  I always run a five gallon bucket of clean water thru first and then put the hose in 2 gallons of antifreeze.  It gets pretty cold here in Chicago also but after 12 years no problem although I did have to replace the muffler this year due to a leak in the intake neck which I assumed was from vibration.

Pat R

--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Engine Muffler Winterizing
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 12:14 PM
> Thanks, Allan, for the info. I'm
> unable to drain the muffler via the
> petcock. I thought that strange so I completely unscrewed
> the petcock and
> inserted a coat hanger--nothing. Then I completely removed
> the entire valve
> and tried the coat hanger--still nothing. Just seems not to
> work as a drain.
> Yet, the muffler works just fine. So, I winterize with 1
> gal. of purple
> antifreeze diluted 50/50. It doesn't get that cold in
> Maryland.
> 
> Incidently, Jim Sweet mentioned that he uses the pink
> antifreeze in the
> engine. I've been advised by our yard that the pink does
> not have the
> anti-corrosives that are in the purple, and should not be
> used left in the
> engine over winter.  --For what it's worth--
> 
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allan S. Field [mailto:allan.field at verizon.net]
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:22 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Engine Muffler Winterizing
> 
> Warren - I also implemented this solution on my first boat
> about 20 years
> ago.  Picture me sailing on the Patapsco in February,
> going below for a
> minute, and standing in 4 inches of seawater.  It took
> me a few minutes to
> locate the problem.  When I cut the intake hose, I
> installed a 3-way valve
> in the line with a hose off one of the connections that
> went to the
> anti-freeze bucket.  Adding the 3-way added just
> enough extra run to the
> hose that allowed the alternator belt to wear a small hole
> through the
> intake hose.  Since everything was below the
> waterline, 4 inches of very
> cold seawater in the cabin.  The only thing that would
> have been worse was
> instead of having 4 inches of water up over my ankles would
> have been a
> sinking with very cold water up to my neck!  Lesson
> learned - make very sure
> the intake hose is clear of all belts! 
> 
> Finally, I first drain the aqua lift muffler into the bilge
> by opening the
> small petcock.  I then use a wet vac to clear the
> bilge, then winterize as
> you describe. - Allan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]
> On Behalf Of Warren Updike
> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:06 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Engine Muffler Winterizing
> 
> Amanda Lu, after wrestling with this for three years, I
> finally cut the hose
> at a convenient place and inserted an automotive flush
> connection. You can
> buy these at any auto store. It has a screw-on cap with the
> same threads as
> a garden hose. I have a short section of hose I attach to
> this connection
> and stick in a bucket of antifreeze (not the same stuff
> used for the potable
> water system.)  It only takes about one minute of
> engine time for the bucket
> to empty. I have someone outside to insure that the color
> is showing at the
> exhaust. Makes the job a no-brainer.
> 
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Ott [mailto:wmo48 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 10:11 AM
> To: Catalina 320 Association
> Subject: [C320-list] Engine Muffler Winterizing
> 
> Does anyone have any tips on winterizing the engine raw
> water muffler ? 
> What about the exhaust lines ?  Raw water feed to the
> engine ?
> Thanks in advance,
> Mike
> "Amanda Lu"
> #508
> 
> 
>