Jpwhit - I was obviously wrong in my assumption of how the transmission cools. Thanks for explaining that to me. With no lake water going to the tranny, I am good to go.
This 1st year of DIY winterization has been a bit frustrating and stressful since I just had so many unknowns....
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blackhawk - I did your test and it was positive for AF return with about a cup added. Thanks- adds just a bit more peace of mind
One final (I hope) question for the masses.. see pic
So... here is what I think happens. The impeller sucks water from...Leave a comment:
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Jpwhit - sounds like you have all the bases covered.
However, your system - as most of them - require internet and wifi to work. We do not have internet at the lake. It is too expensive to run it down our 0.5+mi gravel lane and Starlink is unavailable. Plus we have kinda gotten used to...Leave a comment:
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Any feedback on the "iSocket" device?
Not sure where to put this here at the forum, but I guess that winterization is as good as any. While I am not researching this device for my Prostar, I think it might come in handy for some of you out there who store a boat in a remotely located heated garage where a power outage might be catastrophic....
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Cyber Monday refresh
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Blackhawk... I'll do your test the next time I am out there.
But I am more comfortable now that between draining the two block plugs on each side of the motor and then running 7 gals of rv antifreeze thru the intake hose, that I will have no issues this winter.
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In retrospect, I guess I could have popped off one of the block drains when I was done to confirm pink coming out of lower block. But I did not.think of that when I was out there. But I did drain all water out of block via the two plugs and the three hoses with blue #s as in this pic. I know alot of...
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I went with option 1. Gonna hope for the best.
1. Ran boat till it was hot (tstat open) and put it back on cable lift
2. As quickly as possible pulled both block plugs and 3 hoses indicated with blue numbers on photo earlier in thread. I got alot of water out - especially after using...Last edited by trikepilot; 11-19-2022, 05:18 PM.Leave a comment:
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So I am starting the winterization process on the boat. I have all my supplies and all my screenshots and notes from these threads.
Before taking the boat out to warm it up? I decided to pop a wrench on the two block plugs to see if they will budge. They moved easily. Woohoo! Now I moved...Leave a comment:
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I have amassed all my supplies and will be winterizing this coming weekend.
But the engineering mind in me seems like some of this is silly. Why do the engine draining at all?
Let's say that there are 5 gallons of water in and around the engine - might be off but for this arguments...Leave a comment:
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Bturner2 - excellent list! I have added it to my collection.
I have amassed all my supplies and will be winterizing this coming weekend.
But the engineering mind in me seems like some of this is silly. Why do the engine draining at all?
Let's say that there...Leave a comment:
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