RangerGuy Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 So I used to fish walleye/musky quite late in my old ranger. The motor a 89 60hp Johnson stroke was very good at self draining. After pulling the boat out for the day I would leave the motor down for a few minutes and pull the kill switch, turn her over a few times. It would drain or kick out all the water no problem. It seems to me my new yamaha holds much more water in the passages. I can pull the boat out, leave the motor down while packing everything up and then put the transom support bar and tow it home. When I get home and put the motor down again it dumps a lot of water out of this little hole in the front facing edge of the lower unit. So I'm curious what everybody does late season once ice/snow starts to build up to prevent thier yamaha's from freezing and splitting s over night OR while anchored in sub zero temperatures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 So I used to fish walleye/musky quite late in my old ranger. The motor a 89 60hp Johnson stroke was very good at self draining. After pulling the boat out for the day I would leave the motor down for a few minutes and pull the kill switch, turn her over a few times. It would drain or kick out all the water no problem. It seems to me my new yamaha holds much more water in the passages. I can pull the boat out, leave the motor down while packing everything up and then put the transom support bar and tow it home. When I get home and put the motor down again it dumps a lot of water out of this little hole in the front facing edge of the lower unit. So I'm curious what everybody does late season once ice/snow starts to build up to prevent thier yamaha's from freezing and splitting s over night OR while anchored in sub zero temperatures? I've always been told that a vertical outboard will not be a problem in the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 i've ran my yamaha 12 months a year for 9 seasons.... never had an issue. just pull it out, trim'er down, let it drain.... just before i trim it back up to leave, i quickly turn it over to get out anything else... after that, it sits in an unheated garage. thats why you bought a yamaha. they are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) On a couple of my old outboards I use to put on the ear muffs.Add 2' garden hose with a large funnel.Fill up the funnel with a jug of plumbing antifreeze.Start the motor in idle,and before you know it,antifreeze out the tell tale and exhaust. Shut off before antifreeze runs out. Just a bit of extra insurance. Usually I would run the motor with water for 5 mins or so" first" to make sure thermostat is wide open if equipped. Done. Edited October 5, 2012 by davey buoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 You don't need to do anything. Just run it like normal, and you'll be fine. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Enjoy it till you store it, then change the oil, the gear oil and stabilise the fuel and that should be about it for an outboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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