Is the water heater in the cabin? If you lose power you could have a problem. I'd drain it.
Joel
35/3
Annapolis
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013, Josh Muckley wrote:
> I have a fresh water cooled Yanmar. Has any body considered blowing the
> lines clear? I actually added antifreeze last year and then blew it out
> with a shop-vac. I guess I should have kinda done it the other way
> around. I could have probably blown it dry and then chased it with half a
> gallon (or less) of antifreeze. I have an RV friend that says he catches
> the antifreeze from the sinks and reuses it every year. Any thoughts on
> blowing/leaving all the boat systems dry?
>
> Anybody stay in the water through the winter? I was thinking that the
> water heater might keep the cabin above freezing. BTW I'm in the
> Chesapeake Bay.
>
> Josh Muckley
> S/V Sea Hawk
> 1989 C&C 37+
> Solomons, MD
> On Nov 19, 2013 7:13 PM, "dwight veinot"
> <dwight...@gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'dwight...@gmail.com');>>
> wrote:
>
>> David
>>
>> I can't remember if your engine is raw water cooled or not. If it is raw
>> water cooled you have to get it hot enough for the thermostat to open in
>> order to get the antifreeze mix around the block.
>>
>> If its not raw water cooled then just a run through the pump, heat
>> exchanger and exhaust will do the trick provided your engine coolant
>> mixture in the block and tank is such that it won't freeze, again a 50/50
>> mix is about right for that. I always check the freezing point of my
>> engine coolant before winter storage with a little float gage just to make
>> sure.
>>
>> In either case, your muffler should be protected and not require draining
>> and if your pump impellor is surrouned by the antifreeze mixture I think
>> the ethylene glycol is just as good as vegetable oil: I use that same
>> mixture to winterize my electric marine toilet too.
>>
>> It's about an hour of frustrating work to remove the impellor from my
>> Sherwood pump, that's another reason why I have not changed it in the last
>> 5 years.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dwight Veinot
>> Alianna
>> C&C 35 MKII
>> Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 7:19 PM, David Knecht
>> <davidakne...@gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'davidakne...@gmail.com');>
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I wanted to report back on my winterizing efforts last weekend. I went
>>> ahead with my plan and purchased 15’ of 5/8” tygon tubing and a funnel. I
>>> pushed that into the intake port on the outside of the hull and then ran
>>> it up to the deck. There I prefilled the tubuing iwth the funnel and then
>>> put the end into a bucket with 2 gallons of antifreeze. I then started up
>>> the engine and watched as it sucked the antifeeze through the engine. It
>>> leaked a bit around the intake port, but not enough to matter. I am very
>>> happy with this procedure since I can do it myself and I am on deck
>>> throughout the entire process watching the engine temp and fluid levels and
>>> does not require me to add a T to the intake port.
>>> My only concern now is that some info I read indicated the muffler
>>> should be drained. I have no idea how to do that. I presume the muffler
>>> is the large black cylinder behind the engine. I can see no drain port on
>>> any visible side. Dave
>>> .
>>>
>>>
>>> David Knecht
>>> Aries
>>> 1990 C&C 34+
>>> New London, CT
>>>
>>>
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