I also use barnacle buster and let that site for half a day. Gets all the salt deposit and gunk out, then runs with fresh water for a bit before dumping in the pink.
John McCrea Talisman 1979 36-1 Mystic, CT From: Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:25 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Doug Mountjoy <svrebeccal...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Winterizing the engine The best way to winterize is drain the raw water side. Flushing antifreeze through is good also. I would also flush with saltaway, or something similar first. Let that sit for a few hours to overnight . Then do your winterize process. When I put Rebecca Leah away for the summer here in Mexico, I flush with salt away, and give it a fresh water rinse. Doug On Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 06:33 David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: After winterized my boat I got to thinking about the process of pumping antifreeze through the engine and water tank system. Some people winterize their house water system by blowing all the water out of the lines instead of pumping in antifreeze. If you did the same with the seawater side of the engine by simple running the engine until nothing came out of the exhaust hose, wouldn't that work to protect the engine from freezing over the winter? That might be a problem running a standard impeller in the water pump dry, but with a run-dry impeller, I don't see why it wouldn't work. Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated.
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