lightbulbjb
Junior Member
This past fall I bought an '85 E30+ - my first larger keelboat, first with holding tanks or an inboard engine. She's going in the water April 19th, and the reality is rapidly setting in that I have no idea how to dewinterize anything. The previous owner has been kind enough to give me his notes on the process, but some of it seems.... Questionable. Maybe I'm just ignorant, maybe his steps are fine, but I'm having a lot of trouble finding details on what others do to get their engines, tanks and tubes ready for splash down... I figured I'd ask here in attempt to verify what he told me...
Engine:
Pump the oil out,
Drain the line by hanging it up,
Refill with oil,
Reconnect seawater inlet,
open seacock
Turn it on and run it until antifreeze is out of the raw water system.
Fresh water and waste tanks:
Open the sea cocks,
Flush with fresh water until antifreeze is out
That's it, other than painting, which I already knew (and did). Seems too simple to be true. Also, wasn't sure about the parts where I flushed the antifreeze out into the lake, especially the waste tank... Thoughts?
Really appreciate any help or guidance.
Engine:
Pump the oil out,
Drain the line by hanging it up,
Refill with oil,
Reconnect seawater inlet,
open seacock
Turn it on and run it until antifreeze is out of the raw water system.
Fresh water and waste tanks:
Open the sea cocks,
Flush with fresh water until antifreeze is out
That's it, other than painting, which I already knew (and did). Seems too simple to be true. Also, wasn't sure about the parts where I flushed the antifreeze out into the lake, especially the waste tank... Thoughts?
Really appreciate any help or guidance.