I have winterized my 260 for a few years and never had any issues thanks to all the recommendations and help on this site. This year doing the 380 for the first time I was a bit nervous but again picked up alot of good info here to get it done. When I ran the pink through the engine it was pouring out my shafts. I thought I screwed up bad,when I talked to the mechanic he told me that it was done right and that it was supposed to happen. Must have took a couple years off my life! Just wanted to share to save someone else from thinking the same.
First year winterizing new boat
- Thread starter dino
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JimG
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- Nov 4, 2008
- 6,085
- Boat Info
- 2007 310 DA
Kohler 5ECD
- Engines
- Twin 350 Mags
Raw Water Cooled
V-Drives
I didn't know what it was at first either... But now when I hear it splashing on the ground, I know its full! This only happens on my port engine (if someone could explain that, I'm all ears). I know the starboard is full when I hear it pouring into the exhaust canister.
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BillK2632
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Guessing the anitfreeze dripping out of the shafts is from the dripless shaft seals.
swaterhouse
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Bingo! Did the same thing this past weekend, took me a few seconds to realize it was the dripless shafts!
Scared the **** out of me. Never read about it so I assumed it would come out of the sides where it normally discharges water from the exhaust. Im not 100% sure how the entire exhaust system works on the 380 so going to need to read up.
