buckhorn250 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I have a cottage on Upper Buckhorn and I'm hoping to splash the boat on Easter weekend. Should I have any concerns if it dips below freezing or not. thanks any advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I am certainly no expert....but...from what I have been told...as long as the foot remains under the water (not trimmed out) then there will likely be no damage to your motor. Electronics that become wet then freeze may be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 keep you motor trimmed down in the water and youll have no issues... just be careful when you go to run it the next day... dont force anything... let it really warm up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 yes let it really warm up just as mike said !!! very very important !!! keep it trimmed down and your good to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Is it an outboard or an I/O? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 i had several "obsticals" to overcome being out in my boat all winter... had my throttle cable freeze up... had to poop off the throttle arm and throttle by hand to start up and move out from the launch in quinte... was 20 minutes or so till the throttle cable released... other issue one day was i had killed the engine in foreword on the previous outing... so when i went to shift to neutral to start the motor... it was frozen and wouldnt shift...and your motor wont start in gear... ended up taking a closer look at everything attached to the shifter... discovered that there is a button the gets pushed when your in neutral... so i pushed the button with a screwdriver... got her started in gear... 5 minutes later all was fine... these are the kinds of issues you may face in cold conditions... but as long as your patient youll be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckhorn250 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Its a outboard. Thanks for all the insight guys...can always count on great input from this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Its a outboard. Thanks for all the insight guys...can always count on great input from this forum. Your fine following the previous recommendations, an I/O I'd be nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Your fine following the previous recommendations, an I/O I'd be nervous. Dave,that's why my i/o stays put till end of April:canadian: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Well my boat's been in the water on the same lake for a week now...and I have no plans to remove it any time soon. You'll have zero issues as long as, as others have mentioned, you keep the motor down in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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