There may be something to just leaving vodka in your tanks. Certainly makes for
happier sailing.
Personally, I never put antifreeze in my tanks -- I just empty them for the
winter.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
On Mar 20, 2013, at 1:47 PM, "Steve Rosen" <alert...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I used to use vodka ( cheap) in my cape dory 27 with only the galley sink -
> it only needed just over a liter- but my 34 requires a few gallons so it was
> back to anti freeze and the annual fresh water flush
>
> From: Andrew Burton
> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:40 PM
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Subject: Stus-List Springerizing the boat
>
> Winter's over so now it's time to start getting all the winterized systems
> ready to use. Has anyone got any good way to get the antifreeze taste out of
> the water system, other than just repeated flushing with fresh water?
> A pal of mine suggests that the best way to winterize the FW system is with
> (cheap) Vodka. Can anyone think of a reason that wouldn't work? You certainly
> wouldn't have the hassle of flushing the system in the spring. I wonder if
> the alcohol would rot to rubber in the pump?
> Andy
> C&C 40
> Peregrine
>
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