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simonj
PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 4:17 pm 
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Haven't had a chance to winterized the boat yet (brand new '14 H180 4.3 merc).

Last night we had an unusually cold night, dipped down to about -2C for a couple of hours. Normal lows are 10 or 11C.

Should I be worried?
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LouC
PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 4:30 pm 
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If it dipped below freezing just for a few hrs, I don't think that's a problem but why not drain it now (takes a half hr st most) to make your life easier till you can do your full winterization.

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Paul I.
PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:10 pm 
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simonj wrote:
Haven't had a chance to winterized the boat yet (brand new '14 H180 4.3 merc).

Last night we had an unusually cold night, dipped down to about -2C for a couple of hours. Normal lows are 10 or 11C.

Should I be worried?


If the boat was in the water I would not worry at all!
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Cap'n Morgan
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If it was nighttime, as long as it was dark, I would not worry about it either.

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LouC wrote:
If it dipped below freezing just for a few hrs, I don't think that's a problem but why not drain it now (takes a half hr st most) to make your life easier till you can do your full winterization.

This is what I do this time of year. Too early to winterize fully, but cold enough that I want to make sure nothing will freeze.

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