Winterized yesterday for the 13th time in my 16th season. I missed three because the boat was south for two seasons and on the hard for one. There is actually some satisfaction, for me at least, knowing the boat AND I are getting a rest. And not a little financial savings compared to all year dock fees and the monthly diver cost for bottom cleaning.
But damn it is hard work. And compounded by a bad case of sciatica so I was fortunate that my Significant Other is a hard worker too. First those cheap plastic hoses are impossible to get off of the barbs and I forgot my heat gun. So I will splice a short rubber hose onto the pump hose, hot water tank, and A/C hoses to make removal easier. For those of you in the south we have to bypass the hot water tank and then run anti-freeze through the A/C and the water system.
Then the engine would not pull anti-freeze out of the bucket. I have never had that problem. Had good water flow to the crane so what happened? I pulled the pump apart and the impeller looked new although original from 2005. I replaced it anyway and tried again, bypassed the filter and tried again. Finally I primed it, pouring anti-freeze in the hose. Finally it pulled three gallons out of the bucket. But why with such a powerful pump?
Only have to finish covering before saying "have a nice winter". :cry:
But damn it is hard work. And compounded by a bad case of sciatica so I was fortunate that my Significant Other is a hard worker too. First those cheap plastic hoses are impossible to get off of the barbs and I forgot my heat gun. So I will splice a short rubber hose onto the pump hose, hot water tank, and A/C hoses to make removal easier. For those of you in the south we have to bypass the hot water tank and then run anti-freeze through the A/C and the water system.
Then the engine would not pull anti-freeze out of the bucket. I have never had that problem. Had good water flow to the crane so what happened? I pulled the pump apart and the impeller looked new although original from 2005. I replaced it anyway and tried again, bypassed the filter and tried again. Finally I primed it, pouring anti-freeze in the hose. Finally it pulled three gallons out of the bucket. But why with such a powerful pump?
Only have to finish covering before saying "have a nice winter". :cry: