Water Winterization

[Greg Sweitzer]

My 260 is now parked in the back yard and needs winterization for Michigan weather. Any recommendations on how to empty the freshwater tank? The faucets that came with the boat both crapped out and are waiting replacement next spring with a 12 v. system. Do I remove the tank or siphon its contents? Need to add antifreeze?Do I manually blow the water out of the various lines or do I also need to add antifreeze to them?Also, Do I need to run antifreeze through the bilge pump?Any and all help much appreciated!

 

[Tom Myers]

antifreeze - temporarily

Greg,Haven't been on the site for awhile and just saw your posting. After filling the 20 gal. water system earlier this summer, neither the galley nor the head faucets worked and the need to get the water out for winter was imperative. Like many, we've had problems with the plumbing fixtures. We've pulled the boat out for the winter and we'll be taking the boat into the dealer for work on the plumbing later in the off-season. On the dealer's recommendation, we siphoned out about 5 gallons from the tank and added antifreeze. We have inside, non-heated storage. This should hold till we get the boat to the dealer.good lucktom myers s/z ANOVA