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tom
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Initially Posted - 10/12/2002 :  09:31:13  Show Profile
for winter storage should the seacocks be open or closed.
iis the sink drain different
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 10/12/2002 :  12:38:50  Show Profile
"For winter storage should the seacocks be open or closed?" - Tom

Tom,

I close my seacocks during winter storage to prevent bugs and spiders from making homes inside the seacocks and plumbing. If the sink and icebox have been well drained and antifreezed, I see no advantage to leaving them open.

"Is the sink drain different?" - Tom

On a C25 the sink and icebox drain to one seacock.

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My winterizing procedure for the plumbing system goes something like this.

1. Before haulout, pump out head holding tank.
2. After haulout, open seacocks to drain plumbing.
3. Empty fresh water tank and plumbing of as much water as possible.
4. Clean out icebox and dry.
5. Pour antifreeze into freshwater tank and pump sink faucets until antifreeze comes out.
6. Pour a little antifreeze in the icebox drain.
7. Pour antifreeze/head deodorant mixture in the toilet and flush to holding tank.
8. Close seacocks.

Don Lucier, North Star
C25 SR/FK
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FrankV
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Response Posted - 10/15/2002 :  22:05:04  Show Profile
Closed for the winter!? Ack, I close mine after every sail. I am worried about a hose or o-ring letting go and flooding my boat. And, so far, no leaks from the volcano to hulls. This way, I check them coming and going.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 10/16/2002 :  08:27:15  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
I leave mine open during the winter. I flush the lines when I launch in the spring so I am not worried about bugs...Which, incidently, aren't too prevalent in 10 below weather. I figure that leaving them open and allowing everything to drain and air out leaves less crap that can freeze. the head tank, head water tank and the lines get the antifreeze.

dw

Duane Wolff
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 10/16/2002 :  12:29:44  Show Profile
Duane,

I know you leave your seacocks open during winter, but the article you provided a link to in the "Winterize your Boat...Link" thread states,

<b>"Close all seacocks except cockpit drains

If the boat is hauled, lubricate and exercise the seacocks--all of them--before closing them for the winter. Out of the water an open seacock still admits moisture, frigid air, and perhaps vermin, so close them."</b>




Don Lucier, 'North Star'
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