Ran my boat today. Do I really need to winterize it?

  • Jonesy
    Posts: 1148
    #1667299

    Ran my boat today. Good chance it won’t be ran again until mid to late February (4-6 weeks). I put some stabilizer in the gas and made sure all the water is out of the motor. Other than tossing some RV antifreeze through the livewells is there anything else I really need to do?

    Iowaboy1
    Posts: 3791
    #1667301

    is there anything else I really need to do?

    pray for an early spring!!!!

    Karry Kyllo
    Posts: 1271
    #1667310

    You’ll be fine but if in cold storage, I’d take a quick look at the lower unit oil to make sure it’s water free.

    Walleyestudent Andy Cox
    Garrison MN-Mille Lacs
    Posts: 4484
    #1667351

    is there anything else I really need to do?

    pray for an early spring!!!!

    Standing outside today it feels like spring already!
    As Karry suggested, make sure no water in the lower unit. That is always my primary concern as I had water in there once many years ago with another boat and overlooked that detail. Sure enough it froze and cracked the lower unit housing…costly oversight! sad

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