Winterizing a boat

[Walleyed]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

Move to Florida and you don't have to winterize

Do they got striper and blackfish in Florida?

[Capt. Debbie]

No, just hurricanes. LOL

Originally Posted by Walleyed

Do they got striper and blackfish in Florida?

[shrimpman steve]

Originally Posted by Walleyed

Do they got striper and blackfish in Florida?

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

[Treebeard63]

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]

Originally Posted by Treebeard63

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...

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]

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

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

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]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

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]

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"

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

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]

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

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.