Hey There! Captain Chris Here!
With the great weather that we have been having in the Great lakes, my neighbor across the street came over and asked me a great question that I wanted to share with you.
His questions dealt with winterization.
He wanted to know if he used his boat over the weekend would he have to re-winterize the engine and all of the boat’s systems. My answer…ABSOLUTELY! If the boat is placed in the water and the engine is started and water enters the boat or the engines, then it needs to be re-winterized, not matter how long it was used or how long it was in the water for.
Newer boats are equipped with systems on their engines that assist with draining the engines installed in the boats. If you are not familiar with these systems, then an upcoming boat show is a great place to check out these systems. Stop by your local marine certified dealership display at the boat show and see what options are available. For a list of marine certified dealerships, please check out the list on our website. The link is http://www.discoverboating.com/buying/certified/dealers.aspx