Gun safe heater under motor box over winter? |
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Shooter
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Posted: September-04-2019 at 4:47pm |
My 2000 SN has always lived in FL, but this winter she will sleep in the mountains of NC, on a trailer in an un-heated garage. I plan to winterize carefully and appreciate the many tips contained on this forum.
Does anyone have any thoughts about putting a stick-type gun safe heater down in the bilge? They are cheap ($20) and supposed to be safe. I will keep the bilge drain open all winter, so any gas fumes will have an escape. Is this a good alternative to putting a light bulb under the motor box? Thanks for any opinions! |
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Gary S
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If you winterize it you don’t need to put in a heater or lightbulb. The reason you use them is if your going out in a few days or if you get caught out before you get a chance to winterize. Follow PCMs recommendations for winterizing- drain everything before adding antifreeze
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KENO
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If you do what you say in the quote above, what reason would there be to have a heater of any kind in the bilge? That's assuming winterizing carefully means draining the water and leaving it drained or putting some antifreeze in after the draining. There are a bunch of different ways people winterize, so an explanation of your planned method would be good. |
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zwoobah
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My boat gets shrinkwrapped and lives outdoors in NH all winter. Subzero temps, six feet of snow, no issues. Winterize it properly and you won't have issues. A lot safer than leaving a heating element around oil/gas vapors all winter.
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8122pbrainard
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Jeff,
Water freezes No water doesn't freeze. So why heat nothing but a chunk of metal? Do you like you run up your electric bill? |
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Shooter
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I will drain all water out and re-fill with antifreeze. Do not anticipate any problems, but just wondering about "belt + suspenders" protection of my pride & joy. However, with this advice I'll skip the heater. Thx to all, and see you in the Spring!
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