Remember to do when storing your V for winter
 

Best to do the following when storing your V over time, winter etc.........

1. Open the deck hatch plates
2. Open the transom doors ( my V21 has these, don't know about the V20's )
3. Keep the cuddy door open, including the floor cover storage covers in the cuddy

Soft decks can be caused by water below the floor - moisture absorbed by the under side of the deck over time.

Also, syphon out the bilge so it starts off dry.
Make sure the cover keeps the water out, but has open area at the back for fresh air flow.


Come spring, the hull should be drier than previous, and floors still solid.

we just switch from beer to bourbon for the winter

Saw one for sale treated like that near the gym...... sat out all winter....... uncovered .

Rain, snowstorms, freeze, thaw repeat all winter.

Then after months of being filled with rain, snow, ice, thaw .....it's up for sale this past spring listed more or less as......" real nice condition."

I looked at it ....once and the swollen, sagging, cracking transom told me all I needed to know.

That's all the winterization we need in the south:clap:

winterization= throw a hoodie in the cabin

I asked Mr. Krinkle about winterizing and he said he switched to the new Heated Condoms he said it might get chilly in Key West.

What the heck is he talking about :oh:

Mine will have to wait until I get back from 8 days of adult beverages looking at beautiful half or not dressed at all women during halloween at Key West. :love::beer::sun::sly::laugh::pic::happy::hide:

I just put up the frame, throw the pool cover over it, make sure all the doors and hatches are open, put in a tub of moisture control (http://www.damprid.com/products) tighten the steel cable on the cover to make a snug fit all around the hull, run bungies from the cover grommet holes to the trailer frame, greese the trailer wheel bearings and put on the tire covers.... that's about it. Whole thing takes about 2 hours. Plenty of time left in the day to enjoy a good Scotch. :head:

If I can't get out 10/29 or 30, I will probably winterize mine then.

I am doing is easier this year, not removing the outdrive (did it last year with a new impeller) and not even removing the battery (need to get a new one anyhow). Going to run antifreeze through the cooling system, add more fuel stabilizer and then drain the oil before covering it up.

rkc

If you are going to run antifreeze thru the cooling system(I'm assuming an I/O) drain the raw water from the block before running the antifreeze thru. It will prevent from any pockets of unmixed water from freezing, and it will drain out any sediment in the cooling system as well