Do Over
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thinking about de-winterizing......looked at a future forecast on Accuweather....not "supposed" to be below 32 degrees at night for the next month and half :smt038
Time for me to start
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islandhopper00
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I just pulled my bilge heater off the boat...
I started my port engine only to find my thermostate housing was leaking. I got that fixed and got the AC/Heat up and running. Starboard and the GenSet is tomorrow. But I refuse to pull the heater out just yet, they are calling for snow later this week.
blaster
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- May 23, 2011
- 3,464
- Boat Info
- 2010 sea ray 205 sport
F-250 CCLB 6.2 4x4 3.73 rear.
- Engines
- Mercruiser 4.3 mpi alpha 1.62
I'm getting ready for spring cleanup on the 205. Whalers been on standby, but the river has been so muddy, I don't want to stain it. Some dry sunny weather would be nice.
Strypes
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- Dec 10, 2015
- 1,283
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- Sea Ray 400 Sedan Bridge
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest
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- Twin Caterpillar 3116
Mercury Verado 225 4-Stroke
April 1st, 2016 is our day to start! We've been counting down the days since November of 2015! Almost there...
trflgrl
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- Jun 23, 2014
- 982
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- 1989 Sundancer 300
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- Twin 350 Merc/Alpha 1 Gen 1; Quicksilver 4.0 gen
Getting itchy over here, too, even though "dewinterizing" doesn't require much....but still a bit cautious because we've gotten popped really hard a couple of times in March, including The Great Ice Storm of '94!!! It was a LONG time ago, but it was absolutely brutal, and I honestly don't know what it did to the local boaters, as the lake life wasn't even the tiniest of whispers for me yet. Might have been like Lake Cumberland from this year....
- Mar 25, 2008
- 5,522
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- 2006 Sea Ray 58 DB
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- MAN CRM V8-900s, Twin Disc Drives; Onan 21.5 Generator
The last freeze in Atlanta is never later than April 15th...can't wait!
M T Pockets
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- May 9, 2013
- 57
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- 48 Sundancer 2008, Raymarine E120 GPS/chartplotter/radar
- Engines
- Cummins QSC 540
Bottom painted yesterday, put on all zinks today. Left shrink wrap on, will take off sometime before the 20th, scheduled to go in that week. Can't wait to kick off the season.
bbwhitejr
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+1
I do remember a fluke hard freeze(15*) on April 13-14 around 2007 or 2008.
I always wait for 4/15 though today would have been beautiful!
Bennett
- Mar 25, 2008
- 5,522
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- 2006 Sea Ray 58 DB
- Engines
- MAN CRM V8-900s, Twin Disc Drives; Onan 21.5 Generator
Bennett - +1. Even had my top down today on the car...
5-10 inches west of Rochester tomorrow, high of 18* Thursday. We're jealous of all of you..
DaFish
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- Mar 11, 2011
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- 1999 370 DA
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- 7.4 MPI Horizon Merc w/ V-Drives
We are getting eight inches of the white stuff - it is going to be a bit yet ....
SAshton
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I'm jealous. Marina season starts May1st. Few more weeks before I uncover and start getting things going. Maybe sooner for the drive impeller service.
boatman37
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- Jun 6, 2015
- 4,248
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- 2006 Crownline 250CR. 5.7 Merc BIII
Previous: 1986 Sea Ray 250 Sundancer. 260 Merc Alpha 1 Gen 1
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- 5.7 Merc BIII
i plan to get mine out of storage very early april and start cleaning and completing things i didn't get done before putting it away
AFD
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- Jul 29, 2012
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- 1997 Sundancer 290 The fat beam version
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- twins.
Starboard 5.0 alpha 220HP
Port 357 alpha 275hp
4HP Yamaha for Dinghy
Boat gets picked up 4/1 for a short ride to get her new engine dropped in. We already bought it and it's in a crate at the shop. Aluminum anodes arrived from boatzincs.com in the mail today. Gotta head to WestMarine to grab some bottom paint and an extra pair of fuel filters. Polishing my props when the flitz gets here, prime delivery is tomorrow for the rest of my stuff.
Strypes
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- Dec 10, 2015
- 1,283
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- Sea Ray 400 Sedan Bridge
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest
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- Twin Caterpillar 3116
Mercury Verado 225 4-Stroke
:thumbsup:
Pulled both drives today to do impellers,zincs, and a fresh coat of paint. Ice storm tonight but 65 next Wednesday. Crazy weather
JimT
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- Jul 7, 2009
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- 2010 330 Sundancer
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- T-350mags w/BIIIs & Axius, 5.0 kw Kohler
Curiuos why you Georgia boys even bother with winterizing. My bilge heater never turned on this winter. We boat all year up here.
bbwhitejr
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My boat is on a trailer in my boat shelter at my house. This year has been especially warm. We have had maybe 5 days in the low 20s and not too many more than that in the low 30s. If mine were in the water, I am sure a bilge heater would not have turned on either.
Bennett
- Mar 25, 2008
- 5,522
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- 2006 Sea Ray 58 DB
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- MAN CRM V8-900s, Twin Disc Drives; Onan 21.5 Generator
Hey Jim,
I don't really winterize, but don't do much boating from Dec 15 - Feb 15 either. I have 250W Wolverine pad heaters on each oil pan and they keep the 7 gallons of oil in each engine at 95°F, so I don't think my bilge heater comes on either. I can monitor cabin temps from home 95 miles away, so I sleep well in the winter. A few of my dockmates with larger boats have the marina add pink in Dec so they don't have to worry. They don't come near the dock between Oct and April...
