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Walleyed

10-24-2016 08:48 PM

Re: Winterizing a boat

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Originally Posted by shrimpman steve (Post 464845)

Move to Florida and you don't have to winterize:D

Do they got striper and blackfish in Florida? :D

Capt. Debbie

10-25-2016 10:20 AM

Re: Winterizing a boat

No, just hurricanes. LOL

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Originally Posted by Walleyed (Post 464848)

Do they got striper and blackfish in Florida? :D

shrimpman steve

10-25-2016 10:41 PM

Re: Winterizing a boat

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Originally Posted by Walleyed (Post 464848)

Do they got striper and blackfish in Florida? :D

Redfish and sheepshead or
Sails, triple tail, cudda, snapper, grouper, bluefish, flounder. Enough to keep you busy:D

Treebeard63

10-26-2016 12:29 PM

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Lots of great info here.. I would add a word of caution concerning something I have not seen mentioned yet.. critters... About the only costly damage I have incurred during layover was caused by mice.. found their way into the outboard.. clogged and chewed stuff.. general mess.. Not to mention the mess they leave in any little nook elsewhere in the boat they happen to invade.. Between the mice and chipmunks where I live, its a constant battle.. I've heard mothballs may deter them.. going to try that this year...plus, I've enlisted the services of a cat.. ;) Nothing worse in the spring than being greeted with a mouse-turd bunt cake...

Gerry Zagorski

11-01-2016 06:54 AM

Re: Winterizing a boat

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Originally Posted by Treebeard63 (Post 464991)

Good call.... We had the same issue with our inboards. Something got into the engine compartment and chewed up a whole section of the insulation/sound proofing.

NJSquatch

11-30-2016 07:06 PM

Re: Winterizing a boat

For u guys with carbs. Do u store them wet or run them dry?

Gerry Zagorski

11-30-2016 08:28 PM

Re: Winterizing a boat

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Originally Posted by NJSquatch (Post 467973)

For u guys with carbs. Do u store them wet or run them dry?

As long as you treat the fuel in the tank and run it through the carbs you don't have to run them dry.

NJSquatch

12-01-2016 07:57 AM

Re: Winterizing a boat

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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski (Post 467980)

As long as you treat the fuel in the tank and run it through the carbs you don't have to run them dry.

Thanks Jerry. I have always run them dry but was reading elsewhere that it might dry out gaskets and seals.

What do you use to treat the gas? I have been using the marine grade stabil

Capt. Debbie

12-01-2016 11:00 AM

Re: Winterizing a boat

Been using Stabil alcohol version since they started it. And regular Stabil before that since 1983. GREAT. Always left full.

In fact run Stabil fuel all the time.

This has been asked before. I am a Stabil guy. There are others here swear by others.

Which one is better? There is no such thing as better except same but cheaper. Neither one of the additives are "cheaper"

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Originally Posted by NJSquatch (Post 467998)

Thanks Jerry. I have always run them dry but was reading elsewhere that it might dry out gaskets and seals.

What do you use to treat the gas? I have been using the marine grade stabil

Gerry Zagorski

12-01-2016 12:17 PM

Re: Winterizing a boat

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Originally Posted by NJSquatch (Post 467998)

Thanks Jerry. I have always run them dry but was reading elsewhere that it might dry out gaskets and seals.

What do you use to treat the gas? I have been using the marine grade stabil

Stabil is great stuff.

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