I appreciate the advice and the fact that others were also concerned motived me to take the day off from work and try to solve the problem. I found the water in the intake strainer frozen, but no obvious damage. I put a space heater in the engine compartment for 3-4 hours and gave it a while after the obvious ice had melted, then started up the engine. The antifreeze pumped through normally and all appears well. I am glad I did not leave it for 3 more days to worry about. Dave
BTW- This was the second time I have used my new winterizing approach and I am very happy with it. I ran tygon tube from deck level into the engine intake port on the bottom near the keel. With the right diameter tubing, it fits snugly into the opening and form a decent seal. I then fill the tubing with antifreeze from deck level and stick the end into a bucket of antifreeze up on the deck so I get a siphon (probably not necessary with the suction from the engine but I want it up there anyway to monitor the level). Start the engine and wait for the thermostat to open (it takes a few minutes) and it sucks the antifreeze through the system. I find this much easier than trying to get antifreeze into the system from the engine compartment and it means I can watch the bucket and the exhaust while the engine is running and do it all solo. On Nov 18, 2014, at 11:03 PM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > As you know, fresh water freezes before saltwater. If it was one day I might > risk it. Three days of freezing out of the water, I think you have to do > something. > > If there truly is nothing you can do, you've done all you can, don't worry. > But I always think there is something we can do. Can you call someone to get > a heater on board? Can you at least get someone to put a Droplight in the > engine compartment? A single 100 watt lightbulb should be all that is > needed. > > FYI, I worked halfday Monday, took care of all my obligations making sure my > three schools had heat, took a half day off, drove 2 1/2 hrs to winterize my > boat in the water, in the dark, drove 2 1/2 hrs home to be able to work > today. > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > From: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:44:10 PM > Subject: Stus-List Winter worries > > My boat was finally pulled out of the water last Friday and I am not going to > be able to get down to winterize the engine (raw water cooled) until this > weekend. I did the sink/shower plumbing while the boat was still at the > dock. As luck (or Murphy) would have it, the nighttime temperatures are > supposed to get down to the 20s for the next three nights. There is not much > I can do about it now, so how worried should I be about freeze damage to the > systems, especially since it now has fresh water in it from the trip up the > river to the winter home. Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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