Winterizing

[NumberOne]

I just purchased my first boat (used). A 2006 stratos 275 with a Mercury 115. The gentleman I purchased it from kept it in his garage so he did not Winterize it. I am keeping it in storage at the moment. Do I need to Winterize it if I keep it in storage? If so, what is the cost of winterizing it? Any advice is much appreciated.

 

[Tennessee280]

no need in winterizing an outboard, especially in covered storage..

 

[JimFromTN]

no need in winterizing an outboard, especially in covered storage..

X2

Lower the motor to make sure there is no water in the lower unit.

 

[arctic_cat]

We just lowered the engine all the way down and left it. No winterizing an outboard

 

[WTM]

this is the way i do mine if i plan on storing it for any length of time even though mine is stored in an insulated garage. this is basically how yamaha recommends. mercury recommends about the same, just use Mercury fuel additive and fill the tank full. like jim said leave motor in down position.

http://1source.basspro.com/index.php/co ... iler-motor

 

[Spurhunter]

Like others said, I just lower the outboard all the way down.

I will add that I protect my batteries. We know cold weather kills batteries. I have my onboard charger installed where it's easily removable. I bring my onboard charger and all 3 batteries in the house and hook them up. My batteries are out of the cold temps and my charger monitors them all winter. The downside is if we get a warm day and I want to fish I don't have any batteries in the boat.

 

[catman529]

If you are unsure of things just take it fishing

Keep your batteries charged and fresh gas for the outboard. I like my boat to be ready to go whenever.


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