I'm new to cnc. I should mention that I have never owned anything bigger than a two man dinghy until I bought a 1979 34 C&C ( Hull No. 175) so I'm in the unfortunate position of knowing very little about my boat and so I have lots of questions and only a few answers. Websites, books and forums are very important to me. I would classify myself as an inexperienced boat owner although I am some experience sailing a keel boat.
I am trying to learn to maintain the boat myself and I'm finding that the learning curve is very steep. I am trying to get to know my boat and make sure I do things right. I am winterizing the boat myself for the first time. I live in an area with a harsh winter climate (Winnipeg, Manitoba) where the temperature can drop to 40 below Celcius in the winter (not counting wind chill factors). The boat has a raw water cooled 30 hp Atomic 4 engine. I want to make sure that I am doing everything correctly when winterizing my boat. I have pumped RV 50 below anti-freeze into the engine until the anti-freeze ran out of the exhaust. I didn’t warm up the engine at the time since the boat was on the hard and I had no water source. So, in order to be safe, I will be taking out the thermostat and running anti-freeze through the engine again. I will then open and leave open the three drain plugs or cocks ( cylinder block drain cock located on the port side, drain plug located on the port side near the water pump, and the manifold drain plug). I have been told to drain the muffler in full for the winter but I don’t know what that means or how to drain the muffler or even where it is located. Also, I have been told to loosen the water pump cover and drain it. I’m not sure how to do this. I would welcome responses and comments about these matters and also if there is anything else I should be doing to winterize the engine or other parts of the boat. I welcome any suggestions about sea cocks as to where they are located and which sea cocks should be open over the winter and which should be closed during the winter. I apologize for this lengthy message and will try to be brief in the future. Beyent
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