Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 04-10-2008, 09:10   #1
Registered User

Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 23
Stern Drives In Winter

I have a boat in liberty landing marina. When I put it in the marina says they have a bubbler in the marina and that the marina has never frozen but never say never. The marina mechanics say that the stern drive hose can freeze and it would potentially sink the boat. I would like to use the boat all season. How save is it to keep it in winter in the marinal?

THANKS
cutbrain is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-10-2008, 10:42   #2
Senior Cruiser
 
GordMay's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 49,082
Images: 241
Your marina mechanics are right.

Presuming you mean the “Liberty Landing” in Jersey City, NJ, it won’t be safe to leave water in the engine from late November through March, when you can expect freezing temperatures (20's & 30's F).

These temperatures may not freeze the marina, but can certainly freeze water in the hoses and galleries.

* January has an average minimum temperature of 22.70 degrees Fahrenheit.
__________________
Gord May
"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"



GordMay is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-10-2008, 13:08   #3
Building a Bateau TW28
 
knottybuoyz's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Iroquois, Ontario
Boat: Bateau TW28 Long Cabin
Posts: 3,585
Images: 87
Quote:
Originally Posted by cutbrain View Post
I have a boat in liberty landing marina. When I put it in the marina says they have a bubbler in the marina and that the marina has never frozen but never say never. The marina mechanics say that the stern drive hose can freeze and it would potentially sink the boat. I would like to use the boat all season. How save is it to keep it in winter in the marinal?

THANKS
I've heard of others who use these...

The Boatsafe - Marine Engine Compartment Heaters

Some research first (ask the guys on your dock who leave their boats in) what they do.
__________________
Yours Aye! Rick
~^~^~^^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~~^~^~~^~^~^^~~^~^
"It's not the boat "you built" until you've sworn at it, bled on it, sweated over it, cried beside it and then threatened to haul the POS outside and burn it!"
knottybuoyz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2008, 16:14   #4
Eternal Member
 
Chief Engineer's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: North of Baltimore
Boat: Ericson 27 & 18' Herrmann Catboat
Posts: 3,798
Look into Block Heaters or Dipstick heaters.....You might want to look into a thermostat switch that turns the heater on at a preset temperature.

The use the for heaters and de-icing units

Check out eBay

Don't put a lightbulb or ceramic heater in the engine compartment
Chief Engineer is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Canoe Stern or ? mbauer Monohull Sailboats 9 18-03-2010 12:38
Bow and stern bg9208 Construction, Maintenance & Refit 9 15-03-2008 20:19
Stern extension? Brandywine Multihull Sailboats 6 10-02-2008 17:39
anchoring by the stern. rtbates Seamanship & Boat Handling 25 18-02-2007 00:38
Watermaker Drives ~ AC, DC, or Direct? GordMay Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 3 30-10-2006 16:57

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 00:19.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.