Water heater is under the sink and during the sailing season always warms the cabinet under the sink quite a bit.
Josh On Nov 19, 2013 7:52 PM, "Joel Aronson" <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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> 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>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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >>> > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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