champdds
Member
- Aug 17, 2008
- 77
- Boat Info
- 2006 240 Sundeck
- Engines
- Mercruiser 350 w Bravo III
Every season since I have owned my 240SD, I have religiously had the boat winterized in late fall (engine fogging,etc), and then in the spring, had it 'dewinterized' plus an oil change by a mechanic (not that many hours each season, but I have been told it it a good thing to change the oil annually)...I personally have done all of the water (sinks/sprayers/ head) system myself, as this is easy to do.....
I read recently, that some advocate that if you change the oil during the winterizing in the fall, that really, there is no need to 'dewinterize' and imply start up the boat and start going in the spring (with a little smoke expected from the engine at first)...and that changing the oil in the spring is better anyway, so corrosives/contaminates in the oil are cleaned out and not allowed to sit all winter in the engine....so if this is true, what exactly have I been paying for to have the boat dewinterized each spring???
Can I just winterize, plus oil change, and forego the 'dewinterizing' ??
David
I read recently, that some advocate that if you change the oil during the winterizing in the fall, that really, there is no need to 'dewinterize' and imply start up the boat and start going in the spring (with a little smoke expected from the engine at first)...and that changing the oil in the spring is better anyway, so corrosives/contaminates in the oil are cleaned out and not allowed to sit all winter in the engine....so if this is true, what exactly have I been paying for to have the boat dewinterized each spring???
Can I just winterize, plus oil change, and forego the 'dewinterizing' ??
David