[Rhodes22-list] Winterizing (Dave)

[Rick]

Frank,

A)  Cheep vodka only corrodes your brain.

B)  You should be sucking the antifreeze through the water intake hose so it
will flush the upper channels of the toilet bowl.  Disconnect the hose from
the through hull and stick it into the antifreeze bottle.

C)  Only if the water your boat sits in freezes.  If that happens, you'll
have more to deal with than a frozen drain hose.

D)  You should change the lower drive oil in case any water got into the
motor.

Rick

On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Frank Tugwell <ftugwell at cox.net> wrote:

> As a new owner, I appreciate the list of dewinterizing activities, my next
> challenge. A couple more questions for the many experienced owners in the
> fleet:
> A) Does alcohol react/corrode the water tank?  In the past I have
> Added a big bottle of cheap vodka, enough to pump it to the sink with the
> electric faucet pump.
> B) if I put pink in the head and pump it into the holding tank, which has
> been my practice in past boats, what about the line coming in from the
> water--the line that  fills the head?  Will this drain out, or do I have to
> find and disconnect it to prevent a freezing break?
> C) if I leave the boat in the water (which I will probably not do) does the
> line that drains water out of the cockpit freeze?  How can it be winterized
> since they are open to the water, at least it appears to be the case in the
> lazarette?
> D) Does my Yamaha 9.9 need to be drained in some way, or is it dry when it
> is up and out of the water?
>
> Frank
> Dragonfly 2010
>
>
> On 10/14/10 9:40 AM, "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
> > Winterize the outboard per manufacturer's suggestions.
> >
> > We trailer to winter storage so we take down the mast. We store the
> > mast on the bow pulpit and stern rail with the slot down. We have a
> > frame made out of PVC that gives a higher ridgepole than the mast and
> > a tarp goes over that, well tied down so it doesn't flap and mar the
> > paint and so it doesn't collect rain or snow in the slack spots.
> >
> > We take all cloth items off the boat (other than the sails in the
> > mast) and store in a dry spot safe from bugs & critters.
> >
> > Because of the tarp and because everything is out of the cabin we
> > leave the companionway open for ventilation.
> >
> > We pump the water tank dry and drain the lines.
> >
> > We bring the battery home and charge it every now and then.
> >
> > We put the left over gas in the car.
> >
> > That's it.
> >
> > Mary Lou
> > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> >
> > At 10:12 PM 10/13/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >> Question for the list: What do Northern Rhodes owners do to winterize
> their
> >> boats?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Dave
> >> Rhodes 22 2006/Recycled 2010
> >> Bolling AFB (Washington DC)
> >>
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