I am in the PNW, and yes, we do get freezing temps here from time to time... although not what you folks in the NE tend to get. Just this summer a fellow on the same dock mentioned that yeah, there was some thin ice forming on the top of the marina waters at the lowest temps of winter.
I do keep a small circulating heater/blower going in the equally small boat... all winter... only 70 watts. This does little more than keep the boat fresh.
In the past, I did not bother with winterizing the FW tank and system as frankly I kept it dry due to a failing tank cover. I have now re-epoxied the tank, and installed a new cover... I suppose I could just pump it all dry again.
Or winterize it... the choice being either vodka or the pink stuff. I am trying to figure out the ratio of either to water left in the system.
We just reach freezing... so this is not to keep the system good in sub zero temps for weeks... just to keep it from forming ice in the 6 or so days over the entire winter that it just gets to 32F.
So any ideas folks? (meanwhile, I am going to compare the price of cheap vodka to WM pink stuff)
I do keep a small circulating heater/blower going in the equally small boat... all winter... only 70 watts. This does little more than keep the boat fresh.
In the past, I did not bother with winterizing the FW tank and system as frankly I kept it dry due to a failing tank cover. I have now re-epoxied the tank, and installed a new cover... I suppose I could just pump it all dry again.
Or winterize it... the choice being either vodka or the pink stuff. I am trying to figure out the ratio of either to water left in the system.
We just reach freezing... so this is not to keep the system good in sub zero temps for weeks... just to keep it from forming ice in the 6 or so days over the entire winter that it just gets to 32F.
So any ideas folks? (meanwhile, I am going to compare the price of cheap vodka to WM pink stuff)