Do you winterize in Vegas?

[Utemachine]

I know, I just used the W word but I'm just figuring out my storage options this winter. I'm going to leave my boat at a facility outside of Vegas. It gives me a great excuse to hit Mead early. The guy says I won't need to winterize my boat there. What are your thoughts?

[Ewok]

I would winterize if you are leaving it there for an extended period of time. If you are going to use it over the winter I would just drain water out of the engine when you put the boat back in storage, just in case.

[Dan and Christy]

We winterize every year. It's a good time to change the fluids, impeller, etc. There always seems to be a week or two when it gets cold enough to cause damage.

[Booms]

No we winterize in WI. It is too far a drive to winterize in Vegas.

[talltigeguy]

Unless it is an inside storage facility, the guy is FOS.

I know when I talked to the previous tige dealer, he told me that he replaced engines just about every year from guys who gambled. There was the occasional year when he didn't do any, but that was the exception, rather than the rule.

If it is inside and not heated, then I think it is debatable. I have a detached garage and live in St. George, where we are usually a few degrees colder. As a poor man's thermostat, I put a cup of water on the swimstep, and it has never froze. Even when the bowl of water for the dogs outside was frozen nearly solid. The garage is insulated, but without any heat.

[Bad05]

We winterize every year. It's a good time to change the fluids, impeller, etc. There always seems to be a week or two when it gets cold enough to cause damage.

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[moved2ski]

I now store indoors, but at my former house I kept a lightbuld on in the closed engine compartment. It stayed in the 40s even when it dropped to 25. I heard latter that a string of Christmas lights works even better because even if one breaks or burns out it still stays warm.

[Utemachine]

Thanks guys. It's not worth the gamble, I will for sure winterize her.

[Wickedcummins]

it freezes in vegas?

[chpthril]

Theres more to "winterizing" then just protecting the engine from freezing. I do that here here, but never actually put the boat away for a long winter storage because we still ride year round. So instead of "winterizing", I do all the regular end of season services, drain the water and have her ready to ride when ever the weather is nice.

So yes, even in Vegas, I would protect against freezing, but also important, to the regular service.