[C320-list] Winterizing in northeast

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By all means, change the oil in the fall so clean oil sits in the engine  
all winter.  That's what Nigel Calder recommends in his book Boatowner's  
Mechanical and Electrical Manual.
 
Bert
At Ease
#442
 
 
In a message dated 9/14/2012 12:14:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
cdickhut2 at aol.com writes:


I  also change the oil before the boat is hauled. I don't want the old oil  
sitting in the engine over the winter. I also remove the water pump 
impeller.  I replace it with a new one in the spring & use the old one as a spare.  
Probably overkill but it works for me.

.. Chuck Dickhut
S/V  Obsession #114




-----Original Message-----
From: Tony  Murphy <tony at midwestphysics.com>
To: C320-List  <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 12:56  pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winterizing in northeast


I¹m no  mechanic, but I would think the reason to change the oil before
toring for  winter would be to clear out the contaminants that have built up
ver the  summer in the oil.  This includes trace amounts of dirt/sludge  and
larger amount (not sure how much) of acidic components resulting from  the
ombustion process.
I would rather have clean oil sitting next to my  cylinder heads for 6-7
onths or more rather than all that other unknown  stuff which react
etrimentally with the inside of my engine.  In fact,  I will probably change
y oil a few days before haulout when I can run the  engine up to temp
easier to remove hot oil) and then run the clean oil for  a short period at
east throughout the engine. This way, everything is as  clean as possible
nside (sorta).
A question for those experienced  though... Do you really change out your
ngine antifreeze/coolant on an  annual basis?  I saw another poster elude to
his and didn¹t think it  was necessary.
Ditto for tranny fluid??
Tony
ella Sol #886

n  9/14/12 11:33 AM, "Gene Helfman" <genehelfman at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Although we don't face the kind of winter here in the Pacific  Northwest
that you frozen easterners/mid-westerners do, we still tend to  lay up for
the winter because of relative cold and very windy  winters.  Opinion
amongst my fellow sailors is to put off oil and  tranny fluid change until
the spring, during recommissioning (why put in  good oil if the engine isn't
going to be run).  Also, where do folks  stand on the full (and preserved)
fuel tanks vs. empty.  Most folks  here like to have the tank fuller to
prevent condensation, but with a  preservative/algicide added.

gene
Satori, #398

On Fri, Sep  14, 2012 at 7:13 AM, <wflowe3 at aim.com> wrote:

> >
>  >  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)
> >
> >
>  >