Winterizing

[dlcork]

Hi all, my first season is over with my Tige and now its that time of year (Wisconsin) that I have to take the boat out of the water
:-( I was wondering if anyone has a list of must do for winterizing. This is my first inboard 2004 Tige 22V Riders Addition. Want to make sure I do everything that needs to be done before storing it away for the winter.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan

[giers]

Here is what another member by the user name chpthril sent me when I asked this same question. So credit goes to Mike.

Re: Winterization
Most any boat shop should know how to do a proper winterizing, but here is a few things I like to do:

Change engine oil and filter
Transmission fluid and V-drive if applicable.
Add fuel treatment and run engine (always a good idea to run engine after oil change so the fresh oil is circulated)
Fuel filter/water separator (every 200-250 hrs)
Lube rudder box and cable, and make sure bilge is dry.
Drain block. ( for you guys in the great white north, it's a good idea to then fill the block with the pink Marine/RV antifreeze, especially if the boat will be stored in a non-heated storage.
Pull batteries and store them in a warm location if the boat will be stored in a non-heated area.

Come spring, install the batteries, change the impeller (if it's been 2 seasons since last change) and boat should be ready to go.

[Booms]

dlcork - where in WI are you located? The Tige dealer close to me does a great job and is a lot less then other dealers in the area.

[dlcork]

Hi Booms,

I use my boat in Lavalle, WI right by the Wisconsin Dells. Where is your Tige Dealer? Our local marina has little experience with inboards, mostly outboards and I/O's. I am storing it wit their inside storage (non-heated) for $400. How much does your dealer charge tp winterize?

Thanks for the response.

Dan

[dlcork]

Thanks Giers and Mike as well.....I will give this to my marina.

[Jason B]

Do you have the Mercury 350 Mag engine? If so I have a step by step instruction sheet that I can shoot over to you.

It's really not too tough, just takes a couple hours if it's your first time. I can do it now in about 30 minutes working leisurely while drinking beer. :-)
It isn't rocket science.

[dlcork]

Hi Jason that wouold have been perfect but I think mine is a 334 HP Merc

[jbort]

any ballast in the boat? that needs done too or pumps/hose get nuked

[dlcork]

Yes I have 2 sacs up front and one in each locker in back......what do I do to them to winterize???

[Nobody]

Winterize?? What's that?

[skindog44]

Hey, finished my first season with my 08 22ve with the same engine, could you shoot me the winterization instructions you got, that would be sooo helpful as I'll be putting my baby to sleep for the winter here in the next month. Thanks, my engine is the MP 5.7.

[chpthril]

Hey, finished my first season with my 08 22ve with the same engine, could you shoot me the winterization instructions you got, that would be sooo helpful as I'll be putting my baby to sleep for the winter here in the next month. Thanks, my engine is the MP 5.7.

The procedure would be about the same, but the number and location of the engine drain plugs would be different then what you Marine Power 340 has.

There is a plug in each exhaust manifold, need to pull the knock sensors on each side of the block. Then pull the raw water intake hose off the trans cooler and then pull the outlet hose off the top of the impeller housing.

Ballast: Getting the nose of the boat up should drain the intake manifold and pumps. Hit the drain pumps to make sure the tanks/sacs are as empty as possible. Here is how I "winterize" the ballast - take a long flexible funnel, or a short one and add a piece of hose to the the end, and put it into the drain thru-hull and pour at least .5 gallon og pink RV/Marine antifreeze down each one. This will take care of any left over water in the hose and drain pump.

Heater: pull the hoses off at the engine and let the water drain. Now blow through the one of the hoses to force out more water. Anything left will have room to expand and not bust the core. If you want, you could use a funnel stuck in one of the hoses to run some pink RV/Marine into the core. Just need to get the level of the funnel above heater core though.

Shower:'bout the same as a heater

DO NOT USE AUTOMOTIVE ANTIFREEZE please

[dlcork]

Hi Mike, thanks so much for the great info. I am having it down by a local MasterCraft dealer but its so expensive I would like to do a lot of it myself. They get $29.95 per pump for ballast and I have 4. $179.00 for winterizing, $245 with oil change & $299 with oil and trans fluid change.....that all adds up.

On the ballasts, I have a main gate valve in bottom of boat and then 4 seperate pumps in the engine compartment that pump water to each valve. I then have a pump attached to each sac for emptying. With that set-up would you mind please explaining how you would winterize.....it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,


Dan

[chpthril]

Hi Mike, thanks so much for the great info. I am having it down by a local MasterCraft dealer but its so expensive I would like to do a lot of it myself. They get $29.95 per pump for ballast and I have 4. $179.00 for winterizing, $245 with oil change & $299 with oil and trans fluid change.....that all adds up.

On the ballasts, I have a main gate valve in bottom of boat and then 4 seperate pumps in the engine compartment that pump water to each valve. I then have a pump attached to each sac for emptying. With that set-up would you mind please explaining how you would winterize.....it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,


Dan

The pumps in the bilge are the fill pumps, the pumps on the sacs are the drains. Most of the water in the fill pumps and lines will drain out when the boat is pulled out of the water.

The drain pumps need to be turned on to get as much water out of the sacs and lines as possible. Then pour some undiluted pink marine/rv antifreeze down the drain/vent thru-hulls. This will flow through the pumps into the sacs, mixing with what little water is left. Now, this could be taken one step further. One could take about 4-6 gallons of the pink marine/rv antifreeze and run it into the fill pump manifold. Kick the fill pumps on and pump the pink into the sacs. Once near empty, kick the drain pumps on till you get a shot of pink out of the drain thru-hulls. Now you've got antifreeze through out the entire ballast system.

[haweesb]

balast pump manifold for winterizing.

Hello,
have a 20i with ballast.(strange creature as i like to barefoot/slsalm and surf!)
The ballast works great for surfing!
You mentioned a balast pump manifold?? I believe. where is that