[C320-list] Winterizing in northeast

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 I find it preferable to drain the water tanks, by-pass water heater and blow/suck the waterlines dry with small shop vac rather than using any pink stuff in the system.

Top off water levels in batteries.

Since the boat will be on the hard, leave all through hulls open to gravity drain- make sure that stand/trailer pads don't obstruct a through hull after the boat is pulled

you need to run the engine with the raw water intake hose sucking from a jug of antifreeze and the through hull closed. Depending on your plumbing, you may have to remove the intake hose from the through hull fitting to accomplish this

Don't forget to pump pink stuff through the head.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: dprudden <dprudden at comcast.net>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 5:31 am
Subject: [C320-list] Winterizing in northeast



So, I got to sail the new (to me) boat for a month, but it's time to think about 
winter. She is scheduled to be hauled in 3 weeks and I don't want to screw up 
winterizing. Frtom searching the list, here's what I have found for the general 
idea of what I need to do. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me what I'm missing and/or 
pass on your winterizing lists (I couldn't find an actual list that exists 
anymore on the list). 

Engine-change oil (pump out thru dipstick), change coolant, tranny fluid. Pump 
"pink stuff" through raw water/muffler. I've done outboards many times, but 
never an inboard/diesel. 

Drain water tanks. Pour pink stuff down all drains, including head shower. 
Either bypass waterheater to save on pink stuff or plan on using 6+ gallons (can 
be reused/recycled in spring). Never done this before. 

Make sure batteries are charged. 

Cover baby and put to bed for winter. 

What am I missing? 

The wife wants me to pay someone this year to make sure its done right, but I 
doubt I'd find someone. Anyone in Mass/RI want to make a few hundred bucks? 

Thanks for the help. 

David Prudden 
Teachers Pet II (#787)