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Oh man, I bet your spring and fall boating up in MN is like ours here in CO at 8,400' - heaters aren't optional, but necessary! And the heated seats? I laughed at what a silly option that was on a boat; I'll never own another boat without them now!
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Oh yeah. I laughed at the concept of a boat heater till we got one. It makes my wife and kids much happier, and I don't mind the under-console vent on my bare feet.
Supposed to get our first frost tonight. We plan on our final trip to the lake on Friday afternoon, and she gets winterized on Tuesday.
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Summers are just way too short these days :\ Good thing I love winter!
Going to try and eek out a couple more weeknights and weekends, but I'll start bringing the boat up to the house and sticking a heater in it overnight. Already switched to the full wetsuit, it's amazing how quickly a couple of nights in the mid-30s will lower the water temp.
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BasaltRMK What do you put in it for a heater?
I'm going bareback on Friday! Last I was out was 9/17--water was 73 F, but I know it's dropped quite a bit since. I need to find a wetsuit.Comment
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MN Ryan - brave man! Our water temp is already down to between 59 - 61 F, and I've got no shame in bundling up!
I don't have anything fancy installed - I just throw in a plug-in electric Stanley 1500W construction heater. I set it on low heat in one of the aft lockers with the engine divider panel pulled. When it gets really cold before winterization I also pull the three quick-connect drain lines on the engine - the ZZ6 makes it easy since it's such a short raw water loop. The boat heater is after the heat exchanger so there's not much to drain.
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