Here in
Portland,
Oregon, things normally don't get too cold in the
winter, and when they do they don't stay cold too long. As a result, most of us leave our
boats in the
water.
Ever few years, however, we get some arctic air and temps drop into the 20s or teens for awhile. It's in the twenties this morning and might go into the low teens tonight. The days normally get above freezing, but tomorrow the temp might only get to 30.
Now, my boat's in the
water, and I pumped a gallon of anti-freeze into the block of my Atomic 4
raw water cooled
engine a couple of days ago. I've put a healthy dose of pink
antifreeze into the
head and pumped some through into the
holding tank. The freshwater tank is drained and dry.
I have a 90 watt air dryer running off
shore power, and I added a 60 watt bulb last night to add more heat into the
boat.
I'm returning to the
boat at lunch to check on the light, etc. Anything else to consider for keeping the boat safe for the next few days. By Sunday, this should pass. The thru hulls are closed on the water intake for the
head and
engine, and I'm tempted to temporarily close them on other thru hulls as well (although some are quite stiff).
Thanks!