GL: Winterizing a boat

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I believe what you need is what we simply call "pink stuff."

It is available CHEAPLY at Wal-Mart in the RV department

It is specifically safe for winterizing drinking water tanks

and lines, but you wouldn't want to drink it.  Takes a bunch

of flushing to get the bad taste out when Spring comes!



I don't winterize my boat, but use thermostically controlled

electric heaters.  No problem except in case of ice storms

which can knock out power for days or even weeks.  When

that happens, I just have to go to the boat and run the

genset as necessary.



For my RV (travel trailer) I simply open all the faucets, drain

the lines, and distribute a few gallons of pink stuff anti-freeze

into drains and holding tanks.



*  D C "Mac" Macdonald  *
* m/v Another Adventure *
*  '95 Carver 355 ACMY  *
* Grand Lake - OKlahoma *
*  USPS & AGLCA (#217)  *




> To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 21:14:48 -0400
> From: dad6538 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: GL: Winterizing a boat
>
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