Winterization error???

Ok.. Hopefully the guru's can help out the noob. I had my boat, 2005 Air 206 winterized by my local SN dealor, hell of a nice guy BTW. So I put it back in last weekend and noticed that about every 2-4 minutes my bilge kicked on and if I turned it off it would get so much water when plaining off it would run out of the engine box. I obviously did put the plug back in it and assured it was super tight but the water still comes in. I leave my boat on auto bilge but am nervous that I have some sort of leak somwhere... Any advice? Any obvious misses? If my battery was to die I am nervous my baby would sink...

I wonder if one of the exhaust manifold or engine plugs, that was removed for winterization, could have been left lose or not installed properly. Does it only take on water when it's running?

Also, some may remove the raw water (for engine cooling) hose from the hull pickup in order to feed antifreeze in there. That could be another spot to check.

did you lift the engine hatch and look?

Curious myself. I hope he's not "swimming with the fishes"

I sure hope this does not turn out to be a bad winterizing by his local dealer - Scott mentioned Race City Marine in a previous thread!

Scott,
One of the "tricks" a marina (I feel unscrupulous ones!) will use just to get you back in spring for a "summerization" and charge you again, is to leave parts/hoses disconnected!!!!

Bruce,
Summerization to me is hooking up the battery and turning the ignition key! Keep in mind, I follow the normal procedure - Fog, drain by R&R'ng plugs/hoses, add antifreeze and disconnect the battery. I do not remove the RWP impellers. So, as mentioned, it's connect the battery and I'm off and boating!!

What happens when Charlie comes by when you're about to "R&R'ng plugs/hoses" and convinces you to have a beer break.

Riley wrote: What happens when Charlie comes by when you're about to "R&R'ng plugs/hoses" and convinces you to have a beer break.

Bruce,
He helps and we'll have a beer at the same time!!
BTW, he never has to convince me to have a beer!!

accessible spot = inside the pump housing?

No winter removal of impeller.

8122pbrainard wrote: I've made several comments regarding the practice of frequent impeller change being unneeded. I'm on my 29th year of owning my 1964 with the 312. I just opened up the pump to take a look at the impellers after at least 25 years. I really wouldn't have bothered since I had no cooling problems but the bottoms of the hoses at the pump where getting real bad. (soft/gooey from the RV antifreeze) No broken blades, some wear on the tips, some "set" on the blades but no set at the cam from winter storage and some blade warpage. The bottom line is running them dry is the killer and the marina's are spreading BS all over.

Normal or proof?

Hollywood wrote: I'd call that more than "some" set, but whatever it still works! My "spare" is the one that came in the boat when we bought it and ran our first 400 hrs. It looks just like Pete's. Put a new-to-me dry impeller in from a cardboard box (no shrink wrap) that quinner dug out of his basement after sitting probably for a decade and have been running it the last 400 hours.

Just pulled my impeller out this weekend, installed in 2005, looks just like Petes , set but no cracks. Since my spare was a brand new one I installed it and the old one is now in the boat tool kit for when someone else loses an impeller at a reunion.