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I always hear about people who winterizing their boats.
Do you guys do this?
We don't because we fish all year round.
Two years ago we were fishing late December and that morning it was 26 degrees.
Cast nets were freezing and ice was forming on the deck.
Bait was netted and fish were caught .
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I highly doubt anyone in Vegas would even consider it. No reason. Growing up in Montana when we were out fishing just before ice hit the biggest thing was to be sure to lower the motor once on the trailer to allow all water to escape. If not the water could expand and bust the lower up.
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We don't have to "winterize" like the northern states where the water gets hard and boat laid up for 6 months, since we use our boats all winter long.
Outboard, just lower the OB when the boat is on the trailer to drain it.
I/O (I have one) drain the block and manifolds(s), lower the drive when the boat is on the trailer to drain the drive. If you have a P/S cooler, drain it, not a bad idea to pull the lower hose off the water pump too. Close and reconnect everything so it's ready for the next trip. I do this at the ramp, after pulling the boat, up until March.
It doesn't get cold enough here to freeze an engine, often, but I know of people in the Vegas area who have had engine freeze damage on an I/O...
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