Leaving your boat in the water worst case scenario

[skiinxs]

@thager blocks and heads are aluminum as well.

[MDB1056]

@thager - more reason to love older boats

[igkya]

Duct tape :D

[thager]

@skiinxs The dipstick heater will suffice for that.

[GAJ0004]

I put my boat away when it starts to get down into the low 40's at night. I put it in early one spring, and got up one morning to see it covered with snow. I don't like to leave it out in the cold. It can make the upholstery and gel coat brittle so not a good idea to leave it out in the cold. In the early spring and the late fall I drain the hoses, engine block and manifolds if it looks like it is going to get cold.