That’s more or less what I do. The only addition is that I have a water intake pump for the head, which I disconnect from the thru-hull and run antifreeze through.
From: robert via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 9:07 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: robert Subject: Stus-List Fresh water plumbing winterizing Tom: My system is pretty simple, however, I use approx. +3 gallons of plumbers antifreeze.....I find it on sale for about $5 gal......I always buy 4 gals. and use most of it. I empty the tank by turning on a tap in the galley and maybe one in the head. I then climb into the port lazarette to access the hot water tank and open the bottom drain to empty the tank which flows into the bilge.....fresh water tank and hot water tank should now be empty. Then empty the bilge of any water. I then pour approx 2 gallons of plumbers antifreeze (PA) into the water tank and first turn on the cold water tap(s) in the galley and head....one at a time until the PA flows from the tap....I then repeat with the hot water taps until I see PA flowing from the tap. Pour PA into the bilge, activate the electric pump until you see PA exiting the hull. Next I go into the cockpit and pump the manual pump until I see PA exiting the thru hull. There is a shower pump in the head so I pour some PA into the sump, turn on the pump until I see PA exiting the outlet. I use regular concentrated antifreeze in my engine and what it does not need, I pour it into the head with the remaining PA and pump the head until there is antifreeze exiting the thru hull. Because of the angle my boat sits on its cradle and the side of the fresh water tank where the water exits, there is approx. 1 quart of PA in the far end of the tank which will sit all winter if I don't remove it, which I do with a small hand pump. My boat came from Racine, Wisconsin and this is how the original owner winterized the fresh water system so I did the same. Been doing this for 12 winters now with no issues and do not have to disassemble any of the plumbing system. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2017-10-09 3:58 PM, Tom Lynch via CnC-List wrote: What's the best practice for Winterizing the fresh water system? My system: 40 gallon tank estimated Water heater Pressurized water pump 2 fixtures hot / cold from the pump 1 fixture in the galley from a foot pump. My boat is on Lake Superior northern WI. And no I cannot sail it to warmer climate for the winter. Tom Lynch S/V IndoIrish C&C 33 MKII Bayfield WI - Lake Superior _______________________________________________ The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated!
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