Question for us winter sufferers

[willy]

Weirdest thing, just put marvel mystery in both engines, ok with the big boy but the 9.9 suzuki was different. When I put the oil in the cylinders it drained out the exhaust ???
How the h@ll does it just drain out of a cylinder like that, obviously the exhaust ports are open but to just flow out like that took me by surprise.

[macojoe]

My boat is ready to rock and roll!! latest it has ever been!!

I usually fish them clocks here. Start in spring, end in Oct when we change them again.

Not to many good days here worth keeping it out after that!!

This year is a little different as I wanted to get this motor right before I put it away.

I might be taking it out for spin this sunday?? My buddy is going to the grant for Oysters and Clams for the holidays.
I think I am going with him for some!!

CB you want me to get and deliver you some freash Oysters for the Mrs for Xmas??

:-*

[chumbucket]

Oysters. yummm! 8)

[macojoe]

I will get you a bunch and drive up Mon or Tue?? Depending if the wife gets out Mon??

What you want? 2 or 3 dozen or better??

[frayed_knot]

I/O guy here too. I just drain the block, risers and steering cooler and put a light in the engine box. We rarely have hard freezes, but there are those odd times when mother nature gets nasty...I need to replace my upper gear box on the outdrive sometime this winter, but I gotta get past Christmas to afford it. :) Hopefully, this spring I'll be ready to rock.

[bassarama]

A few years ago I had a Sea Ray w/ an IO 351 Cleveland. I never bothered with a drop light because IMO it’s just a waste of energy. I sprayed the wires, cap, and other elect. Components with a special sealer (forgot the name brand) fogged the engine, changed gear oil, and before covering the motor with several layers of news paper, I sprayed the entire motor with WD40. Make sure you open ALL them hard to see drains on the exhaust manifolds.

If you boat on salt water, remove and inspect the thermostat and store it in antifreeze.

[throwback]

I have a 76 hull with the original gm 250 stright six. I pull the plug out of the engine and drain the block. The engine has an osco manifold pull the plug and drain it. check to outdrive for water in lower unit. I occasionally use the boat in the winter on lake ontario and never have had a problem.Make sure the io is in the down position for storage. Use marval mystry oil thru carb to shut it down. Never give the engine much special care it is bullet proof

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by rhahn427

I'm staying open for business ........ just got a T Top with an enclosure ......... I can launch and fish around the power plants warm water returns and catch stripers or drive down to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel in VA for some of the best striper fishing all year .......... I have an outboard and they tell me it's better if I do run it all year.

The striper fishing off Cape Henry and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is going off right now with some big 40" stripers hitting deep baits. If you have never fished ocean season its great fishing with the stripers moving south for the winter. We hit them last Monday and caught around 25 stripers keeping 5 ranging from 36" to 42" and we only fished a half day. We could have caught more but I had my father and daughter on board and I was worn out from having to do most of the work.

[willy]

Sounds great where are the pics, come on man some of us are living vicariously thru those still fishing ;D