New Guy -longtime lurker

[captpierre]

Hi Everybody. Been lurking behind the scenes for a while and have benefited greatly from the various threads.

I fish mainly for big stuff. I like my muskie in June and the late summer/fall but like to focus on salmon on Lake O for 6 wks in the summer. Managed to buy a cottage on Pigeon Lake this year so the salmon thing might have to be scaled back. My ride is a 2007 Lund 17.5 Tyee with a Yammy 115. This year I smashed her bad on Three Sisters shoal half way down Pigeon on the way to the Tragically Hip concert at dusk. More than $4K to fix engine- fortunately insurance covered most of it. Had to be towed in by a good Samaritan. After a great repair (so far) at DT Power, I have a question about winterizing. I would like to store her in the boathouse and would rather not take her out to the marina. She might have 30 hrs on her since the repair(oil was changed then). I am wanting to forgo the oil change, stabilize the fuel and let it run thru, perhaps not change the lower unit oil(was also changed then), add RV antifreeze to the livewell intake and run the pump. Is a dry boathouse (with rail system) a good place to store a boat for the winter? I would appreciate anybody's advice. Thanks

 

CaptPierre

[mercman]

Welcome Capt !! Wont be long before someone chimes in and gives you all the info you need.

 

welcome to the board

[Remastered]

Hi Captain! I'm also pretty new.

[mercman]

Hi Captain! I'm also pretty new.

 

Welcome RM.Nice to see you guys decided to sign up.

[Skipper D]

And all the best from over this way as well , enjoy ...................

[Rod Caster]

As a member of the welcoming committee.... Welcome

[Sinker]

i don't see a problem storing your boat in the boathouse. Lots of people do. Do just what you said and you'll be fine. I'd charge my batteries up before leaving it as well.

 

S.

[Roy]

Welcome aboard. Offhand, I would say a boathouse would be the ideal place to store a boat.

[esoxansteel]

Your not the first and wont be the last to get up close and personal with the 3 sisters, unfortunately it wasnt the 3 sisters you were hoping for, welcome and yes the boathouse will be a great place to store your boat, just watch for rodents, raccoons who might also call the boathouse home as well.

[Tom McCutcheon]

Welcome aboard.

Lots of people store boats all winter in the boat house.

For piece of mind I would change the lower unit gear oil anyways and if it's a four stroke change the crankcase oil and filter. (cheap insurance) That way you know for sure there is no condensation over the winter. As mentioned either charge the batteries completely or remove them and take them with you for periodic inspection and charging over the winter.

Throw some mothballs or something similar under the storage cover to keep the little varmits from eating the wires and cushions etc. Do all the other things you have mentioned including adding stablizer to the fuel. This can all be done by yourself in a couple of hours.

[GYPSY400]

I would do everything your planning to do for storage, but would also remove the batteries and bring them home where they can stay warm.. I would also trickle charge them once a month and do not store them directly on a cement floor ( I've heard it's not good for them, but I don't know why!) let them sit on a piece of wood or off the floor on a shelf.