[C320-list] Water Pump Hose & Winterizing

[John Meyers]

Martin,

West Marine sells a type of antifreeze that is better for really cold temps
(-100 F) and is blue in color. It is pricy at 15 per gallon but here in
Michigan it might be needed.

John Meyers
Muskegon

On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Martin Rosenberg <
martinlrosenberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> You mentioned the green mix running through the engine. Is there a green
> non-toxic antifreeze available?  If not,  doesn't the toxic antifreeze go
> into the water when you launch and start the engine?
> Martin
> On Nov 6, 2014 9:38 AM, "Kaare Wold" <sailor3952 at charter.net> wrote:
>
> > Skippers, there are numerous techniques to winterize the engine with
> > antifreeze.  The following practice works well for me and eliminates the
> > need to cut into the existing raw water intake hose.  Here is how I do
> it.
> > I simply take a 3' length of heater hose.  Insert the hose into the thru
> > hull opening from the bottom of the boat.  I have a small 2 step step
> stool
> > supporting a bucket containing 2 gallons of the 50/50 antifreeze solution
> > under the boat.  With the hose firmly pushed into the thru hull intake
> and
> > immersed in the antifreeze, my mate starts the engine.  You hold your
> > breath and suddenly the antifreeze level will drop quickly.  You should
> > hold on to the hose to keep it immersed and insure it does not loose
> > suction in the liquid.  Soon the green mix will run through the system
> and
> > out the exhaust. Of couse, as soon as the exhaust spits out the
> antifreeze,
> > immediately shut the engine off.  Done!  Don't worry, the level in the
> > bucket drops quickly, but the 2 gallons is more than sufficient.
> > This method works great.  Sorry, my hose is on the boat so I am unable to
> > give you the exact diameter, but I believe it is about 5/8"  Don't buy
> the
> > vinyl plastic stuff, get regular rubber automotive type hose.  You will
> > need to slightly trim the hose end to create a taper to enable you to ram
> > it in the intake hole securely.  If you have an air leak there, no
> suction
> > will occur.
> > This technique has worked well for us on Sheet Music as well as our
> > previous Pearson for many years.
> > Kaare & Mary Wold   Sheet Music  #945
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Rosenberg" <
> > martinlrosenberg at gmail.com>
> > To: <C320-list at catalina320.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 8:39 PM
> > Subject: [C320-list] Water Pump Hose & Winterizing
> >
> >
> >   I was inspecting my water hose that connects the thru-hull with the raw
> >> water filter. It was badly dried & cracked and will be replaced now. It
> is
> >> an extremely heavy hose with wire reinforcement. Is all that really
> >> necessary? Can I replace it with heavy duty clear, reinforced hose?
> >>  On my last boat, I would open the filter cover and pour anti-freeze
> into
> >> it while running the engine until the exhaust water ran pink. Since the
> >> raw
> >> water filter opens from the bottom, how do you run anti-freeze through
> the
> >> system?
> >>  Thanks.
> >> Martin Rosenberg
> >> Avalon  #823
> >>
> >
> >
>