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Linda,
There are lots of opinions out there about the best method of winterizing but, if you look in the PCM manual (reference section) it will show the layup method I always suggest. That's drain and pour! It's simple and the key is to drain first. Draining first ensures all the water is out of the block and you will not end up with pockets of diluted antifreeze. BTW, some still use the drain only method and that was all we used back in the late 60's when I was working at Watercraft Sales.


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THANK ALL OF YOU for your time in helping me with this QUESTION!

I have it down now---.................. THANKS >>>>>>>so much..!

      Linda!
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Linda

no avatar, got some boat photos?

I'm a lifetime Keuka Lake (Finger Lakes) boater, what NY lake you on?
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Originally posted by 74Wind 74Wind wrote:

Linda

no avatar, got some boat photos?

I'm a lifetime Keuka Lake (Finger Lakes) boater, what NY lake you on?
Nice Lake! just little Silver Lake.. small but nice,, Some boat photos yes! in some of my post. Diaries too. One in or 2, swim platform/shaft alignment..thread..
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So I went down to the lake yesterday to rewinterize the boat, because I forgot to drain the block before I sucked the antifreeze in. I thought folks would be interested to know that when I drained the block, there was NO antifreeze. The water was as clear as could be. The moral of the story is, if you did not drain first, you need to go back and rewinterize.

Thanks for the diagram Hollywood.
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Originally posted by JMurph JMurph wrote:

So I went down to the lake yesterday to rewinterize the boat, because I forgot to drain the block before I sucked the antifreeze in. I thought folks would be interested to know that when I drained the block, there was NO antifreeze. The water was as clear as could be. The moral of the story is, if you did not drain first, you need to go back and rewinterize.

Thanks for the diagram Hollywood.
well - i had to re due mine- in fear of the same thing..... here is what I found..

There was anti freeze in the block,, Could see reddish color!

How much , Who knows!

I did the suck system as you boys like to say!

Now- maybe it was hot enough to open the thermo?

or my thermo is stuck to open?

or maybe there is no thermo in it?

All i know is that 6 gallons of sucking, somehow some-way made it to the block,, AGAIN! How much who knows!

I had it drained... and poured it in. off the RWP hose. above the thermo raised too. as said by many on her.. Hollywood said, this method will get the anti in... and it did!
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