[C320-list] Vodka for winterizing

[Andrew Santangelo]

Normally I would be jellin',  however after keeping Dawn Treader in salt water for 4 years I promised I would never do it again.  Even with massive upkeep, the damage and deterioration was way too noticeable.  I apologize to her every day...

Now, I do have another sailboat in a winter sailing climate.  That does take the edge off the winter blahs...

Andrew Santangelo

C320 "Dawn Treader"
#333
Holland, MI

J22 "Blitzkrieg"
Elephant Butte, New Mexico




On Oct 15, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Elizabeth Schwartz wrote:

> Ahoy......Y'all down there don't have the pleasure of looking forward to spring!....[sour grapes n all]...Joe...245 
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>> In a message dated 10/15/2014 10:53:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jkapec at tkdg.com writes:
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>> Used  the standard RV potable antifreeze for years but in the spring there was a  horrible smell when we filled and flushed the water lines in the  spring.  The smell would linger for weeks even after flushing many  times.  Last fall I decided to try vacuuming out remaining water after draining tanks and then blowing out all of the lines and finally putting the cheapest vodka in the tanks and running that through.  It worked fine, last winter was brutal cold but the water system was not affected and it did not smell after the first flush.
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