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Seasonal Maintenance
• Clean the exterior upholstery with a good
vinyl cleaner and dry thoroughly. Spray the
weather covers and boat upholstery with a
spray disinfectant. Enclosed areas such as
the shower basin, storage locker areas, etc.
should also be sprayed with this disinfectant.
14.2 Winterizing
Fresh Water System
The entire fresh water system must be completely
drained. Disconnect all hoses, check valves, etc.
and blow all the water from the system. Make sure
the filters and fresh water tank are completely
drained. Use only very low air pressure when
doing this to prevent possible system damage.
Because of the check valve mechanism built in
the pump, blowing the lines will not remove the
water from the fresh water pump. Remove the
inlet and outlet hoses on the pump. Turn the
pump on and allow it to pump out any remaining
water....about a cupful. A recommended alterna-
tive to the above-mentioned procedure is the use
of commercially available non toxic, fresh water
system antifreeze. After draining the fresh water
tank, lines and filters, pour the antifreeze mixture
into the fresh water tank, prime and operate the
pump until the mixture flows from all fresh wa -
ter faucets. Be sure to open all water faucets,
including the fresh water washdown hose. Make
sure antifreeze has flowed through all of the fresh
water drains.
For additional information refer to the Fresh Water
System and Drainage System chapters.
Raw Water System
Completely drain the raw water systems including
the sea strainers in the stern bilge. Disconnect
all hoses and blow the water from the system.
Use only very low air pressure when doing this
to prevent possible system damage. Because of
the check valve mechanism built in the raw water
washdown pump, blowing the lines will not remove
the water from the raw water pump. Remove
the inlet and outlet hoses on the pump. Turn the
pump on and allow it to pump out any remaining
water....about a cupful.
A recommended alternative to the above-men-
tioned procedure is the use of commercially avail-
able nontoxic, potable water system antifreeze. If
potable water antifreeze is used, pour the mixture
into a pail and put the raw water intake lines into
the solution. Run the pumps one at a time until
the antifreeze solution is visible at all raw water
faucets and discharge fittings and drains. Be
sure antifreeze has flowed through all of the raw
water drains.
Make sure to run the fish box pumps until all the
water is removed from the fish boxes and the
pump. Then pour potable water antifreeze in each
fish box and activate the pumps until antifreeze is
visible at the discharge thru-hull fittings. To avoid
damage to the pump, be careful not to run the
pump dry for more than a few seconds.
Make sure all water is removed from the livewell
and that the drain is clear and free flowing. In -
stall the livewell drain plug, pour potable water
antifreeze in livewell and activate the recirculation
pump until antifreeze is visible at the discharge
fitting. Remove the drain plug and wipe down the
inside of the baitwell.
Refer to the Raw Water System chapter for ad-
ditional information on the raw water system.
Marine Toilet
The marine toilet must be properly winterized by
following the manufacturer’s winterizing instruc-
tions in the marine toilet owner’s manual. Drain
the intake and discharge hoses completely using
low air pressure if necessary. The head hold-
ing tank and overboard discharge pump must
be pumped dry and one gallon of potable water
antifreeze poured into the tank through the deck
waste pump out fitting. After the antifreeze has
been added to the holding tank, open the over-
board discharge valve and activate the overboard
macerator pump until the antifreeze solution is
visible at the discharge thru-hull.
Notice:
Make sure you follow the marine toilet manu-
facturer’s winterizing instructions exactly.
Bilge
Coat all metal components, wire busses and con-
nector plugs in the bilge with a protecting oil. It
is also important to protect all strainers, seacocks
and steering components. The bilge pumps and
bilge pump lines must be completely free of water
and dried out when the boat is laid-up for the win-
ter in climates where freezing occurs. Compart-
ments in the bilge that will not drain completely
should be pumped out and then sponged until
completely free of water. Dry the hull bilge and