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Winterizing question
Hi,
I have a 1977 V20. This is my first winter with the boat. The boat seems to hold water in the bow. I have it out of the water with the bow higher than the stern but didn't know if I should put some anti-freeze into the bilge. Thanks, Pam 
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11-16-2018, 12:55 AM
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I’ve never done that but I usually drive around with the plug out and go up some steep hills to drain it out. This year, it sat out in the rain and I didn’t have a chance to do that, so I used my high lift jack (with the trailer wheels carefully blocked) and jacked the toung up pretty high.
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 Scott, Portland, OR '85 V-20 I/O, Merc 170
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11-16-2018, 08:14 AM
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Sounds like the drain holes in the bulkheads are blocked. Does a 77 have a deck tank or gunnel tanks? The drain under the deck tank is usually the first place to check. With the bow higher, Hull should not be holding water.
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11-17-2018, 08:48 PM
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If your hull is holding water eventually it will soak through the glass and into the wooden stringers. You’ll want to get it out of there ASAP.
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1999 Wellcraft 22WA-200 Ocean Runner 1982 Grady White Tarpon 190-110 Evinrude-Sold 1996 Striper 2100WA-RIP Sandy 1989 Wellcraft 18-Sport-125 Force-sold
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11-21-2018, 08:08 AM
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An old vhf antennae run up the garboard drain will break loose any thing under the fuel tank if you can find the pvc pipe.
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1985 Wellcraft V-20, Evinrude ETEC 150: SOLD 1979 Marine Trader 44, twin Ford Lehman 120s 2006 Panga 14, Tohatsu 20
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