I trimmed down my motor all the way down. Batteries are charging 24/7, and put a trouble lite in the battery/bilge area. Just hoping everything was drained good enough...

If you use RV antifreeze, do you have to do something special before putting any fish in the livewell? I was worried it would kill the fish.

Snow chains on the trailer?

They were absolutely CHOMPING today on Welsh until the sun came out. Sun came out late day and the bite shut down

I thought that was you over there, Frank....

NICE ONE FRANK!

HOA approved. Small space heater inside set on a christmas light timer to run in 30-minute intervals.

not entirely correct. if you wrap the carpet (or whatever) around the lower unit and allow it to drape the ground it will use some of the ground warmth just like wrapping your plants except they are already at ground level. You have to do it before it snows or ices, though.

main thing, as other have mentioned, it to make sure as much water as possible drains from it. the cold is not that does the damage, rather the expansion of the water molecules that causes the cracks

It would have to be air tight. If it’s air tight, you MIGHT be able to get that non-biological lower unit to stay around 1/2 a degree warmer than air temp.

Covering plants, because they are a living thing, works because they have the ability to transfer heat from the soil to their branches and leaves. Your lower unit, hopefully, ain’t buried in the cement.

Keep mine in the garage - problem solved

if the unit is fully lowered as most here have suggested it should be low enough to the ground to wrap it in carpet. the radiant heat from the earth will help keep the lower unit warm. but what do i know? it's only what i do for a living.

I wrapped the carpet around it mostly to block the wind. The wind DOES affect things. It's not perfect but oh well.

The wind only effects living things. 20 degrees in 0 wind is the exact same as 20 degrees in 40 mph winds. Exactly the same. Not even 19 degrees. Still 20. It “feels” colder to living things with feelings. Haha. Your boats lower unit is not alive. Trust me here.

Dont be this motor....