winterizing

  1. Arminius

    Camco's winterizing instructions, 12/28/22

    Would following the instructions protect an engine or just use up anti-freeze? Come Spring, you might find out. Bringing the engine up to operating temperature on the garden hose and hoping the thermostat stays open long enough to flow anti-freeze into the engine jackets could be tricky...
  2. Arminius

    Sixth drain plug on 4.3

    Credit to Thornton69: There was water in the intake manifold even though I had pulled the 5 blue plugs. It was necessary to tilt the bow down by compressing the trailer jack. This black steel plug is on the vertical surface behind the belts. An image of a bulletin is attached. A protruding...
  3. b_arrington

    Galvanic corrosion on isolated brass fixtures

    If you have brass shutoff valve inserted into a hose that carries salt seawater, is it subject to galvanic corrosion? Should it be bonded, or would it be OK? Here's the situation. I have 3 air conditioner system on my boat. They are fed by a single raw water pump, with individual supply...
  4. F

    DIY Winterize and Spring Commissioning at the Marina

    Even though we're four months (plus) away from slip season, the marina is already asking what I would like done for spring commissioning. Where I'm at now, the policy for working on your boat is pretty standard (I think), where you can do your own work but you can't bring in outside pros...
  5. Mustang64

    3116 Cat Impeller

    Looking for some advise on replacing the impeller on my port 3116 Cat in my 1999 370 AC The boat has just been put on the hard for the season. I closed seacock valves for both port and STBD engine. Removed the strainer lid for the STBD engine and poured antifreeze into the strainer with the...
  6. Mustang64

    Caterpillar 3116 Water Pump Impeller

    Looking for some advise on replacing the impeller on my port 3116 Cat in my 1999 370 AC The boat has just been put on the hard for the season. I closed seacock valves for both port and STBD engine. Removed the strainer lid for the STBD engine and poured antifreeze into the strainer with the...
  7. R

    water level too high in holding tank

    Hello All, Here is my dilemma, I am currently winterizing a 97 Sea Ray 280 sun sport, my holding tank was filled inadvertently with fresh water to the point the pump wont work, (there is no solid waste in the tank), could I use a transfer pump and slip a hose with a cut end in there to get that...
  8. R

    waste tank filled too high

    Hello All, Here is my dilemma, I am currently winterizing a 97 Sea Ray 280 sun sport, my holding tank was filled inadvertently with fresh water to the point the pump wont work, there is no solid waste in the tank, could I use a transfer pump and slip a hose with a cut end in there to get that...
  9. Creekwood

    What air compressor for winterizing

    I am considering buying an air compressor for blowing out water lines rather than running antifreeze through everything. For those of you that do that, what is the size of compressor that is big enough to do the job?
  10. Soul Mate II

    Winterizing the ice maker in a 99 340 DA?

    All done with winterizing with one exception...the ice maker. I have a 99 340 DA. It has an icemaker that I don't know how to winterize. I tried turning it on and seeing if it would make pink ice for the nontox. No pink cubes (I guess the stuff really works). I can't tell if I have pink up...
  11. Soul Mate II

    Leave AC compartment, floor compartments open during the winter?

    I realize this may be over kill but I cleaned the AC unit and the shower sump yesterday and their compartments. I bought plenty of damp rid. What compartments do you keep open during the winter? I am have a mold phobia and want to make sure I am doing the right thing. Any thing else other...
  12. Soul Mate II

    7.4 Merc's - drain plugs ??? Pulled an antifreeze came out

    HELP please. I have 7.4 Mercs with V drives. I read about drain plugs. I found two drain plugs on each engine. I pulled one of them out and antifreeze starting coming out. Do I need to pull different drain plugs? The salt water comes up through the sea strainers for the exhaust. I was...
  13. Soul Mate II

    Winterizing checklist or what to buy...

    It was a chilly one last night and it crushes me that I even have to ask about winterizing but I want to be sure I am ready and to see what I am in for. Does anyone have a checklist they follow when winterizing their boat that you would share with me and Club SeaRay? Also is there a certain...
  14. B

    Newbie Questions

    I recently purchased a 1997 230 Overnighter w/ Mercruiser 7.4 Bravo III. 1. I've already discovered the sticking door problem and wonder what the official Sea Ray fix might be. Anyone checked this out? (Does the company monitor this site?) 2. In my other boat -- a small fishing boat --I...
  15. S

    Winterizing the baitwell

    My 2008 290 Amberjack has a baitwell. The pump mounts directly to the seacock. Does anyone have any advice on the easiest way to winterize this? Thanks.
  16. Gunn

    SeaTech Water System Siphon Kit

    I have a brand-new SeaTech brand Water System Siphon Kit Kit as shown: I purchased it from Defender.com (click here for info), and after attempting an install on another related product, realized this kit is made for PEX water lines that are 1/2"...NOT 15mm, so it's of no use to me. Never...
  17. Gunn

    SeaTech Single Water Heater By-Pass Kit

    I have a brand-new SeaTech brand Single Valve Water Heater By-Pass Kit as shown: I purchased it from Defender.com (click here for info), and after attempting an install, realized this kit is made for PEX water lines that are 1/2"...NOT 15mm! So, it's never been used, brand new...
  18. T

    Does this end the muffs vs. drain debate?

    Arguments I have read sound like as follows: a) Use Muffs to bring in af. It's easy to miss a plug, and if you do, you won't fully drain the block and will end up with a cracked block. b) Drain block and backfill through thermostat housing. It's what Merc recommends, and the muff method just...
  19. J

    260 SD Winterize Question

    I've recently purchased a 260 Sundeck (first boat) and had some question concerning winterizing (draining the engine). The engine is a 350 HP and has a blue wing nut drain located at the very botton of the engine. It's almost impossible to reach with your finger tips. I'm having a difficult time...
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