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lauvermd
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Initially Posted - 09/26/2005 :  09:27:32  Show Profile
This is my first winter with my boat. It has been a great year siling here in Maine but sadly I need to have the boat hauled within a month. I need to winterize the head for storage. Is this a simple do it yourself project or should I pay the boat yard? Thanks for the help
Lauver
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 09/26/2005 :  10:05:35  Show Profile
My winterizing routine for the fixed head consists of throughly pumping out the contents of the holding tank (at least twice) then I pour a gallon of antifreeze in the bowl, pumping most of it into the holding tank. Other than opening and closing the intake thru-hull to drain it, that about all I do.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 09/26/2005 :  14:51:13  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Ditto for me - give or take a few extra gallons of antifreeze
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DanM
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Response Posted - 09/26/2005 :  15:30:56  Show Profile  Visit DanM's Homepage
What kind of antifreeze? It looked like my marina crew was carrying a jug of the blue windshield washer fluid (but I didn't want to ask).
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 09/26/2005 :  16:07:26  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DanM</i>
<br />What kind of antifreeze? It looked like my marina crew was carrying a jug of the blue windshield washer fluid (but I didn't want to ask).
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I generally use either the -50 or -60 Marine/RV antifreeze...
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Ben
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Response Posted - 09/27/2005 :  07:44:37  Show Profile
I use the pink stuff too.
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Gambit
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Response Posted - 09/27/2005 :  08:46:34  Show Profile
What about the sea cock? Should that be opened during this flushing? That seems it would pull the water out of the supply line. I left mine open last year and flushed it dry and put a gallon down through the head into the tank. Did not have any problems in the spring.

It is sad to be hitting this time of year for the boat.
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coach
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Response Posted - 09/27/2005 :  22:53:07  Show Profile

I use about 4 gallons of the pink stuff. You can never really use to much, better to be safe
than sorry.
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 09/27/2005 :  23:03:43  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
Before putting in the pink stuff I would send through a gallon of bleach with a half a tank of water and slosh it around. Let it sit for a day and pump out......

If you want to make SURE everything is protected you can jam a piece of hose into the through hull (from the outside) and stick it in the bottle of pink standing on a ladder....

Me, I'm heading SOUTH!!!!!

Oscar
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