This year, I bought a used Crestliner 1850 with a 115 Johnson. I have to store it outside and am worried about winterizing it. I just checked with a local marina and they will do the motor for $85 and shrink wrap it for $170. There must be a better way. What I plan on doing is draining the lower unit of all it's oil and refilling. I am going to add Stabil to the gas and then run the motor until is smokes. Then I am going to take off the cover, take out the spark plugs and spray it with that engine fog stuff. What else do I need to do with the motor? Once I am done with the motor I am going to take out the batteris and the depth finder.
I think all the water is out of the boat but just to be safe, I thought I would pour some RV antifreeze down the live well drains.
And now, what to do about covering it? Spending $170 to shrinkwrap sounds like a lot. Would I be ok leaving the canvas cover on and then covering it again with a tarp? Any other suggestions?
This is a lot different than my little 14' that I could just take off the motor and stick it in my basement.
I really don't care about that.
Sad to say the best chance of a championship at the moment in this state is the Twolves.
Used to be such the fan, but the NBA lost me with the pick and roll.
But I'll watch come playoff time.
If KAT can't play worth a darn , the playoff run won't last long.
I thought I couldn’t dislike Glenn Taylor any more than I already did until today:
Glen Taylor with @ChadHartmanShow when asked if the reason for this happening is because the franchise might be worth double what he was selling it for:
"Partly so, yes. I have a responsibility to those who have been on this ride for the last 40 years."
Sellers remorse for sure but too bad for him the deal was inked 3 years ago. Hopefully the league has a way to arbitrate so it doesn’t go to court, but we will see.
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This year, I bought a used Crestliner 1850 with a 115 Johnson. I have to store it outside and am worried about winterizing it. I just checked with a local marina and they will do the motor for $85 and shrink wrap it for $170. There must be a better way. What I plan on doing is draining the lower unit of all it's oil and refilling. I am going to add Stabil to the gas and then run the motor until is smokes. Then I am going to take off the cover, take out the spark plugs and spray it with that engine fog stuff. What else do I need to do with the motor? Once I am done with the motor I am going to take out the batteris and the depth finder.
I think all the water is out of the boat but just to be safe, I thought I would pour some RV antifreeze down the live well drains.
And now, what to do about covering it? Spending $170 to shrinkwrap sounds like a lot. Would I be ok leaving the canvas cover on and then covering it again with a tarp? Any other suggestions?
This is a lot different than my little 14' that I could just take off the motor and stick it in my basement.
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