Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

[Nautiqueman]

Is there any need to do anything besides draining the tanks on Factory Installed Tanks for a 211, 210, etc...?

[wakecrashin]

RE: Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

Put antifreeze into the overflow hole to mix waterever water in the tank w/antifreeze. At least thats what I did with my old boat.

[J]

RE: Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

what i did with my boat, is disconnect the line from the hull to the pump(s), and have the pumps suck antifreeze right out of ther conatiners into the tanks......if its a reversable pump system, in the spring, catch all the antifreeze at the bottom thruhull fitting, and use it again for the next year. (maybe add a litlle more antifreeze if you suspect a lot of water got into it)

I think this winter, I'll do what I'm saying , and also do what wakecrashin suggested too. Prolly need to get a big funnel.

[DanielC]

RE: Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

On some boats I have winterized, I used a wet/dry vacuum on the out port to remove as mush water as is possible. It will suck the water out of the bottom of the pump, and reduce the amount of antifreeze you need to use

[WakeSlayer]

RE: Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

same thing I am doing. I just got a fitting that screws onto my thru transom fittings. Just take off the intake screen, thread this on with a couple feet of hose in a bucket of green stuff.

[BHog]

RE: Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

Are you guys winterizing already??

[WakeSlayer]

RE: Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

13Oct is my date. Puling the dock/lift 29Sep. it is a lot easier to get help the earlier you do it. We had a light frost last night already........

[crghou]

RE: Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

so, you really only need to do that where it is cold correct? i plan on trying to run my boat as much/long as i can...i live in houston, tx by the way.

[WakeSlayer]

RE: Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

Correct, I cannot imagine that if I lived there I would ever winterize.

[crghou]

that is what i figured....got to love those texas winters

[MHayes]

Re: Winterizing Factory Installed Tanks

Is there any need to do anything besides draining the tanks on Factory Installed Tanks for a 211, 210, etc...?

Living in Birmingham, AL, you shouldn't have to do anything other than drain your tanks. I'm in Atlanta and we've never done anything more than that for the ballasts. You do want to disconnect the hoses going into and out of your ballast pumps to make sure you got rid of all the water in the system, as some residual water tends to stay there.