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ronkmarsh
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Initially Posted - 10/08/2013 : 16:49:16

okay..so anyone above the tree line like me here in Canada ever winterize your catalina ? Haul out is this Saturday and I'm looking for any free advice on the steps to properly winterize the head and the potable water tank / galley tap.

I've got the marine anti-freeze (2 jugs - $5.00 each)

thanks for any help...See you in April.

Ron

Picton, ontario Canada - gateway to the 1000 islands..

PS: how the hell do you attach a picture....??

Ron Marshall

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 10/08/2013 : 18:41:19

Easiest way to post a photo is to pit it in the Gallery and follow the instructions. I winterize by taking Pearl to Florida. Works pretty well.

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sethp001
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Response Posted - 10/08/2013 : 19:25:59

We use Aristocrat Vodka.

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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 10/09/2013 : 03:57:03

we do not use the water tank, so those lines are currently disconnected and the tank completely dry. As for the head, we pumped the head out, rinsed thoroughly, then flushed with the anti-freeze. that fills the lines with a/f and also puts some in the holding tank.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 10/09/2013 : 07:44:09

I generally start out with four gallons of pink stuff. (It can be saved.)

I pump my tank and hoses as dry as they'll get, put one gallon into the tank, pump it dry again, put more in, and pump that dry. The idea is to increase the concentration of the a/f remaining in the lines--dilution substantially reduces its effectiveness. (I'm particularly concerned about my electric water pump.) After getting the head pumped out, I run at least part of a gallon through to the tank.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 10/09/2013 : 20:20:34

I don't use the water tank any more. I had put red nontoxic antifreeze into the tank every winter for years but last spring I pumped it dry, then took the tank out and fully dried it out. The hoses are dry. The only thing I plan on doing this year as always is to bring the porta potty home, give it a good rinse, dry it all out and put it in the basement till next year.
But I really think we're getting ahead of ourselves.
The weather has been pretty mild in CT. Way things are going maybe I'll haul around Thanksgiving !

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 10/09/2013 : 20:41:15

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Voyager
 But I really think we're getting ahead of ourselves.
The weather has been pretty mild in CT...
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Bite your tongue!

But on the other hand... Ron, let's level here

--Whitby ON is on the lake between Toronto and a big GM plant, right? Not exactly "above the tree line"... The majorities of Michigan and Wisconsin are further north than you. (Or do you keep your boat in Nunavut?)

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 10/10/2013 : 18:06:34

Stinkpotter says <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Bite your tongue!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Yep - I'm predicting sea ice in LISound this winter after many years of none. While I'm not sure about what the old farmers almanac or the NWS predict, I have a hunch it'll be colder and dryer than usual. That North Atlantic Oscillation has been pretty damned persistent this year. The trend has been for a northwesterly flow (continental polar) and as the Jet Stream finally settles south for it's long winter's nap that means dry air that should not allow for the formation of noreasters.
All speculation, but who's got a crystal ball. Mine says the switch happens in CT in the 3rd week of Nov. That is when we go from above average temps to below average. Just sayin'....

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 10/10/2013 : 21:35:30

Well, my heating bill was on the low side last winter--you're speculating I'll make up for that...

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