Winterizing Sticky?

[Weave]

Trying to prod one of our more experience guru's to provide a "winterizing checklist"

Any takers? Think we could answer a lot of questions ahead of time

 

[Dave M.]

I'll bite on this one! :grin:

Here is mine. The boat is in my heated shop, waiting to go for a ride.

• Clean out all the dead flies that have somehow managed to get into my shop as the weather gets cold.
• Make sure I have plenty of wood pellets on hand to keep the pellet stove working.
• Check that the thermostat works so I know it won't get down to freezing inside.
• Check the stove pipe, clean as necessary
• Make sure I have some fuel in the boat with fuel stabilizer in case I don't run it for a month or two in winter.
• Check battery water
• Check shore power cord is connected, and the shore power breaker is on in the boat
• Check that converter AC switch is OFF
• Check the Guest switch is in Both, and that the Xantrex inverter is on and floating all batteries.

I suppose everybody's winterizing checklist is different depending on their circumstances. I think there are lots of posts here about winterizing. I suggest you make your own, maybe using a spreadsheet. When you get it done, post it for comments. Then you will own it.

 

[Sundancer]

I'll bite on this one! :grin:

Here is mine. The boat is in my heated shop, waiting to go for a ride.

• Clean out all the dead flies that have somehow managed to get into my shop as the weather gets cold.
• Make sure I have plenty of wood pellets on hand to keep the pellet stove working.
• Check that the thermostat works so I know it won't get down to freezing inside.
• Check the stove pipe, clean as necessary
• Make sure I have some fuel in the boat with fuel stabilizer in case I don't run it for a month or two in winter.
• Check battery water
• Check shore power cord is connected, and the shore power breaker is on in the boat
• Check that converter AC switch is OFF
• Check the Guest switch is in Both, and that the Xantrex inverter is on and floating all batteries.

I suppose everybody's winterizing checklist is different depending on their circumstances. I think there are lots of posts here about winterizing. I suggest you make your own, maybe using a spreadsheet. When you get it done, post it for comments. Then you will own it.

I don't have the boating experience that most folks have. I've only been around boats for the last 25 years or so. I guarantee this is the FIRST winterizing thread I've ever seen that includes "dead flies"! I WISH I had that problem and I wish I had a heated shop big enough to store my boat!! Any extra room? I can bring a load or two of pellets!!

One boat is getting winterized as I write this and I'm on the way out the door to gather the supplies required to winterize the 250 DA! I think I should take the money from winterizing and buy a big shop!

 

[PMvdb395DA]

We made a list in another post...

Here are the things that need some anti freeze.....

Hot water heater.
Dock side water connection.
Transom wash down.
Anchor wash down.
Shower sump.
Transom shower.
Head shower.
Head sink.
Head sink faucet.
Vac flush toilet.
Waste holding tank
macerator including the pump
Galley faucet.
Galley sink.
Cockpit Faucet.
Cockpit sink.
Icemaker.
Windshield washer system.
Shower sump.
Bilge pumps.
Sump pump.
Cooling water discharge A/C system.
A/C seacock & strainer & flush the comp. A/C system.
Engine seacock & strainer.
Flush the heat exchangers.
Generator seacock & strainerGalley sink Sprayer.


Peter

 

[Alex F]

Trying to prod one of our more experience guru's to provide a "winterizing checklist"

Any takers? Think we could answer a lot of questions ahead of time

Send me PM with your email and I'll attach two files I'm going by. I don't know if we have option to attach files here.

Alex.