You can warm it up on the hard. I do it regularly before putting antifreeze
in. There are a few ways; I find this one the best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKky09u1fGU
Of course, you need access to ample amount of fresh water (and a bucket).
Russ, I know the place. Been there a few times.
Marek
-----Original Message-----
From: Russ & Melody via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:04 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Russ & Melody
Subject: Re: Stus-List Hydrolocked!
Hi David,
Well, I guess you can forget about warming up under load when you get
'er running. I didn't think about that weird ritual, hauling boats
from the water, that you guys, who are beyond Hope, do each year.
For me, anything an hour & a half east of Vancouver is beyond Hope :)
https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.3891711,-121.5364525,12z
cheers, Russ
At 12:47 AM 22/10/2015, you wrote:
Thanks all for the words of advice! I'm going to be a wreck until Sunday
when I can get there to try to resolve this situation.
So here's how I managed to do this:
I was attempting to winterize the engine, boat still in the water. First I
just ran the engine normally for a while, maybe 30-45 minutes, while I got
everything ready. After I shut it down and closed the raw water intake
seacock, here was my winterizing plan: 5 gallon bucket sitting on the
cockpit sole, filled with pink antifreeze. A length of hose running
through the opening port in the aft cabin from the cockpit to the engine
compartment, connected to the raw water side of the water strainer. Seemed
simple enough: I could start the engine and watch the level in the bucket,
adding more if necessary.
My big mistake was attempting to prime the hose with antifreeze. I was
just using a small cup to pour some antifreeze into the hose from the end
up in the cockpit; no pressure. It didn't occur to me that the small
height differential would be enough to push water past the raw water pump
into the cylinders, but apparently it did. I didn't realize what had
happened until I attempted to start the engine, and it wouldn't turn over.
At first I thought the batteries didn't have enough juice to restart after
my cold startup a few moments earlier. I stabbed the button a couple of
times, and then it dawned on me.
I went back down below and disconnected the exhaust hose from the manifold
riser, and sure enough, pink poured out. Perhaps I'm having a stupid
moment but I'm really still scratching my head over this. I really didn't
pour much down the hose, just a couple of cups. But I'm actually somewhat
hopeful that the contents of the cylinders is mostly antifreeze - should
give some corrosion protection I'm hoping.
Until sunday...
-Dave
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