www.iFourWinns.com

Invest in antifreeze stock. I'm just sayin...



And that doesn't account for the engines.

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2008 V358/Volvo 5.7 GXi Inboards

Holy Cow!

Clueless about cruisers, but what's that all for? I have 38' motorhome and use less then 1 gallon when I winterize it.

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2007 Four Winns 190 Horizon Merc 4.3 MPI

Our boat on Crescent Lake in Oregon

Fresh water system, HVAC, generator. I do all that myself and have the yard that pulls my boat blow pink through the engines. I'll probably have two gallons left over but I always plan a little heavy.
It's a pink bonanza!

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Previously:
2008 V358/Volvo 5.7 GXi Inboards

I know what you mean! I have 12 gallons and should some left over hopefully. Gen, HVAC, fresh water, shower sump, toilet fresh water intake.

Thursdays going to be a fun day!

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

May I ask why don't you just invest in a bilge heater and call it a day like I did or is the weather just too extreme up there and not worth taking the risk? Glad I don't have to mess with all that, but then again you have much more piece of mind when the tempature does drop into the teens.

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY

No... not an option in this part of the world when the boat sleeps in a marina's yard. Even if I ran power to the boat I'd be in a heap of trouble if that power ever went out. I wish they had heated, indoor storage for boats my size around here. That I would happily pay for (which would certainly cost more than the $88 worth of pink ads to my winterization).

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Previously:
2008 V358/Volvo 5.7 GXi Inboards

To me its not worth the risk of a power failure, and I don't have power where its stored indoors.

If I was able to use it over the winter, I might go the route of a bilge heater. But I'm done until a good5 months from now....

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

Makes the cost of heated storeage seem a bit better now that I see how much pink, time and effort goes into winterization for you guys. Plus I don't have to worry about mold issues, pulling the batteries etc. Just launch in the spring, and go.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

God bless Texas!

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

Makes me wonder if I ever want to move up to a cruiser. Here in Wisconsin the pink is a must, but that seems like a lot of work! Bad enough putting my boat away for the winter.

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

For me, it's just part of the deal and the joy of having the boat far outweighs the work that goes into maintaining it. And I could have the yard do all of the winterization, but I feel like it's another way I get to bond with the boat and know with absolute certainty that it was done correctly. Besides, it only takes a couple of hours and there's no law against drinking while winterizing (just don't have pink cocktails while working with antifreeze ).

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Previously:
2008 V358/Volvo 5.7 GXi Inboards

Don't get me wrong I do enjoy working on my boat most of the time,but the extra money for slip,storage,and all that PINK!!

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

I only use three gallons of pink to winterize an entire cottage - 23 gallons for a cruiser seems extreme. Are you filling the tanks on your fresh water system? I'd think you need only drain the water, then run a bit of pink through the pump, and add a pint or so to any traps.

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2007 Horizon 200
4.3L GXi/ SX 225 HP

No - not filling up the fresh water tank (that would take 51 gallons). Some pink sits in the tank but it gets run through all the lines (which are fairly long runs in some cases):

-Galley sink
-Head sink
-Shower and shower sump
-Cockpit sink
-Transom shower

Then the A/C and generator. And, as I mentioned, I will have some left over. I am perhaps a bit more thorough than I need to be, but it's not overkill.

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Previously:
2008 V358/Volvo 5.7 GXi Inboards

My itty bitty 248 swallows a lot of pink each winter. I use a gallon for the head, five gallons to do the fresh water system (and that's after it's all drained and the hot water tank is bypassed) the block holds another 3-4 gallons. and I run half a gallon through the AC

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Brett DiMichele