My first haul-out with a new-to-me 1980 C&C30 with an Atomic 4 as well. I like the idea of using the shop-vac to blow the water out. Do you connect that to the same location - at water intake hose disconnected from seacock ?
Kevin > From: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com <mailto:muckl...@gmail.com>> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Winterizing an Atomic 4 > Date: October 10, 2016 at 10:27:53 PM EDT > To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > > > You can plumb in auxiliary suctions that will let you draw glycol straight > out of the jug. If you haul the boat you can stuff a tygon hose up the > through hull and beer bong the glycol into the engine. Or you can try the > seaflush. I have one and it works, though it might be a bit over priced. I > like using the shop vac to blow the water out. That may actually be > sufficient. I am cautious though and carefully consider the possibility of > stagnant loops of water. So, despite "blowing out" the engine, I also run > glycol. The nice thing is that I don't have to worry as much about the water > diluting the glycol. It takes way less glycol to provide freeze protection. > > http://www.seaflush.com/sea-flush-1/ <http://www.seaflush.com/sea-flush-1/> > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > On Oct 10, 2016 9:50 PM, "RANDY via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > My first haul-out with my 30-1 (purchased in January) is coming up in a few > weeks, sadly. The PO advised me to just run antifreeze through the raw-water > cooling system until it comes out the exhaust. My main question is how to > get the antifreeze into the raw water intake. I've seen a gadget made from a > toilet plunger with a garden hose plumbed into the rubber cone, that can be > held over the raw water intake with the other end of the hose in a bucket of > antifreeze. Any other recommended techniques? Any other general tips on > properly winterizing an A4? > > Thanks, > Randy > >
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