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Post by jtastevens/stripehunter on Jan 2, 2008 20:43:17 GMT -1
i am farily new to the boat ownership i have a 140 evinrude outboard some folks have said that all i should do is let motor down and water will run out but i am scared that i should have down more with that cold snap last night
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Post by toonafish on Jan 2, 2008 20:57:50 GMT -1
I have to let my rig sit outside as well, but in addition to draining all the water out of the LU, I tie a plastic garbage bag over the prop and lower unit so no rain water can sit in the hub. With the motor stored in the trimmed up position, it's possible for water to get in there if you don't cover it.
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Fly Guy
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Post by Fly Guy on Jan 2, 2008 20:58:48 GMT -1
Ditto- Winter/Freezing weather scares me. Also, I have an on board charging system for starting and trollilg batteries, should I leave it plugged in all the time to keep batteries up or put them on charge for 6 hours every week or what?
Jeff
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Post by 5 BASS LIMIT on Jan 2, 2008 22:33:06 GMT -1
Guys,
An outboard will be fine if you trim the motor all the way down, thereason for this is to keep water from getting into the exhaust area through the prop hub. One other thing you will acomplish is that the tilt and trim cylinders will be stowed to keep them out of the elements. If you are unsure of your GEAR LUBE drain it, look at the lube to see if it is milky, if not refill gear case with new lube. The reason for draining your lube is to make sure that it has NO WATER mixed in with the lube (milky looking). Water mixed with lube is dangerous when the temperatures outside are this cold if you doubt me on this ask LEAPINLINEMAN he has seen this first hand ( I am working on his right now from the last cold snap where his froze and broke and lost all of his gear lube and now needs a new gear case.).
Anthony(5BASSLIMIT)
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Post by bluedude on Jan 2, 2008 22:38:24 GMT -1
Anthony,
Must of got to cold today !! Didn't hear back from you ?? What about tomorrow mid morning ?
Bluedude
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Post by jtastevens/stripehunter on Jan 2, 2008 23:38:53 GMT -1
thanks 5bass i feal alot better about how i have stored mine thanks again
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Post by Mike Bucca on Jan 3, 2008 0:45:29 GMT -1
Personally I think you are all wrong. When I winterize my boat I take out my 2 boxes of topwaters and replace them with 1 box of spoons and one box of dropshot stuff. Then my boat will be fully winterized.  Mike |
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Post by jtastevens/stripehunter on Jan 3, 2008 1:02:22 GMT -1
i think i like mikes idea pretty goooood
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Post by 5 BASS LIMIT on Jan 3, 2008 2:34:54 GMT -1
Mike,
Let me know how the winterizing works tomorrow when you get off the FROZEN LAKE.. LOL!!!!!
Anthony(5BASSLIMIT)
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Post by toonafish on Jan 3, 2008 14:03:32 GMT -1
I could trim my motor all the way down for storage, but then it would rip my $700 Ranger custom cover......  I see your point though ! |
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Post by 5 BASS LIMIT on Jan 3, 2008 14:57:24 GMT -1
Toonafish , Then you should use the heavy trash bag trick over your prop.
Anthony(5BASSLIMIT)
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Post by rmcollins3 on Jan 3, 2008 20:06:49 GMT -1
Took me about an hour and a half, but I was finally able to squeeze my new bug in the garage for this cold front. Gives me a little more peace of mind.
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