Winterizing Ballasts...

[wakecrashin]

There is a big and a little hole for each ballast tank on sides of boat. I know the intake and the dump out are both on the bottom of the boat so what of the 2 holes( on side of boat) do i dump anti freeze into?

07 210

[wakecrashin]

hole pics..

one hole is bigger than the other

[wakecrashin]

RE: hole pics..

anybody?

[Sinkoumn]

RE: hole pics..

Just open the valves and use a shopvac to suction out most, if not all, of the water in the lines and you'll be fine. I've never put antifreeze into my ballast lines and have never had a problem. Another bonus is that even if there is water in there the ice has room to expand a little more (unlike in your engine).

But just open the valves, suction the lines with a shop vacuum, and you'll be fine.

[JUST-IN-TIME]

RE: hole pics..

those are vent lines so when u fill it pours out
best is to remove hoses and blow in them to get the water out of them
you could run rv freeze through them to be safe

[MUSHEZ]

Bilge Pump

Believe the smaller one is the Bilge pump outlet pipe, and the larger one is the vent for your tanks.

You will note on the otherside of your boat there is only one fitting for the Port tank.

I know our 06 220, has two 500 GPH pumps, one in the ski locker, and one sitting under the engine, both pumping out beside the vents for the ballast tank outlets.

I would ask the question why put anti freeze in an empty ballast tank? Understand opening a vent at the pump so the pump has no water in it, but anti freeze sitting in an empty tank?

[wakecrashin]

RE: Bilge Pump

put anti freeze in... run pumps... pushed water out and whatever is left is antifreeze

[WakeSlayer]

RE: Bilge Pump

in my opinion, you want antifreeze in the newer pumps. I don't think you really need it in the older bilge pump style pumps, as I have never heard of anyone winterizing their bilge pump.
I put my intakes in the back under the deck, and I simply remove the screw on screens, attach a hose with a threaded fitting on the end, and suck a gallo of RV purple up in there. In the spring, I switch on the drain for a second to purge most of the AF, then run about 5 gallons of water up in there, then drain again. I do not want that crap in the lake at all.