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For winterizing, I would fush the engine first, either by running it a few minutes at idle in a bucket of clear water or with the proprietary flush muffs. Remove the prop before running ! Afterwards disconnect the fuel line and let the engine use up the rest of the fuel inside. Once the engine has stopped, drain the carburettor (my last outboard had a little scre to allow this). Use fogging spray. Disconnect the sprak plug, slowly turn over the engine with the pull cord and spray the spark plug hole. Afterwards apply a good amount of marine grease to the prop shaft and all moving parts. I don't know if its better to change the gearbox and engine oil at the beginning or at the end of the season.
The batteries I'd probably leave on a trickle charge. If you have a solar panel on your boat connected to your battery bank then that should sort itself.
I would store the engine away from the boat if possible if not only so it doesn't get nicked at the boat yard
as mine was.
The batteries I'd probably leave on a trickle charge. If you have a solar panel on your boat connected to your battery bank then that should sort itself.
I would store the engine away from the boat if possible if not only so it doesn't get nicked at the boat yard
as mine was.
