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Semi dumb question
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02/11/21 12:47 AM
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junbengreat
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I have a shop I store my boat. Should I still lower the motor?
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: junbengreat]
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02/11/21 12:48 AM
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ReelBusy
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Never hurts. My shop (unheated) will stay around 45 on a 20 degree night. Several days of single digit and teens it may be a different story.
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: junbengreat]
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02/11/21 12:48 AM
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RayBob
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Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it.
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Re: Semi dumb question
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02/11/21 12:49 AM
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Kicker16
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Re: Semi dumb question
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02/11/21 12:50 AM
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LoneStarSon
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: junbengreat]
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02/11/21 12:51 AM
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hopalong
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yes, needs to drain the prop and water pump. if it has been sitting with it up and shop is not heated you should put a 100 watt light close to it till you are sure the water is all out. if it is in the exhaust area in front of the prop and freezes hard it can crack the lower, if it is frozen in there now it needs to thaw/drain. or so I heard.
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: junbengreat]
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02/11/21 12:51 AM
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ReelBusy
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If you turn your beer fridge down it will warm your shop. I think it was Bill Nye the Science Guy that said that
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: junbengreat]
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02/11/21 12:56 AM
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9094
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I just lower mine at the lake when I load and let it drain. Never had a proble.
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Re: Semi dumb question
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02/11/21 01:25 AM
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TR176
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I just lower mine at the lake when I load and let it drain. Never had a proble. You sir are in compliance with the dreaded mussel regulations in addition to heading off cracked boat parts.
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: TR176]
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02/11/21 01:36 AM
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RATZ
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I just lower mine at the lake when I load and let it drain. Never had a proble. You sir are in compliance with the dreaded mussel regulations in addition to heading off cracked boat parts. I thought everyone did this
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: junbengreat]
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02/11/21 01:51 AM
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leethefishking
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June, pull the hose of the back of the water pressure gauge too and drain it. They are notorious for freezing and breaking.
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: junbengreat]
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02/11/21 01:53 AM
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tmd11111
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Lived in Kansas for 9 years. Owned a boat for 8 of the 9. Only thing I did to winterize was fog the motor and tilt it down. Never flushed livewells or disconnected speedometer hoses and yet every year we got plenty of sub zero weather. Never an issue.
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: 9094]
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02/11/21 01:57 AM
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Chris B
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I just lower mine at the lake when I load and let it drain. Never had a proble. That's all you have to do.
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Re: Semi dumb question
[Re: junbengreat]
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02/11/21 02:08 AM
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TexDawg
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I don’t have a boat, but yes seems to be the correct answer
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