Sub 0 temps in Fla. warning

[cuda]

I think it's time for all you Southerners to practice.......

We already do that. The difference being we do it on sandy beaches instead of snow.

41 this morning.

 

[cuda]

Word of caution to all of you guys think a few hours of freezing temps nothing to worry about. WROOOONG.

While the block can withstand a few hours of freezing temps, there are a lot of smaller water routes, IE: exhaust manifolds that have little water in them. water pick ups, drives, hoses, pumps and even temp. sencors. Depends on how fast temps will fall, will depands how fast water will freeze and expand, thus cracking things, may be not the block but items you may not see any problems months or years down the road. (water) For the salt water boaters it's les of a problem due the the freezing temp. of salt water.
Generally the block and drive will be the same temps as the surrounding air temp. It will take some time for the block and drive to get cold enough to freeze even if the temps go bellow 32 for a while. But why take a chance. I moved from Chicago and I was late winterizing one of my boats around Thanksgiving, Temps dropped, manifolds cracked, Didn't know untill the spring even when I winterized soon after. You guys had no issues,!? (that you know of) are lucky. Count your blessing and be ready. When I winterized I even draind the mechanical speedo lines and removed the outdrive.
Food for thought.

Trust me, it will never stay cold long enough in New Port Richey to ever do any damage.

 

[cpmarine]

I've been staying at my place in Hudson for a few weeks and believe me if this is as cold as it got in Jersey, I'd lose all my winterizing business. We usually say when it goes into the 20's at night without getting above freezing for a couple days you've got to drain blocks and manifolds. When I call my wife back in Jersey and I say it's cold here in Flordia, she just laughs at me. But I haven't used my boat in over a week and don't even like taking the bike out. But 70's today, I'll look like a real tourist ready for the beach.

 

[MikeyFIN]

This is in Parish, NY just a 20 minute drive north of Syracuse on Rte 81. 232" so far and counting. Another day in paradise. Boating season can't come soon enough.

We´ve never had that much snow were I live.. .and now it´s in the 25´s.
Those worrying about freezing their blocks and raisers why don´t you just first drain them by opening the drain holes on the blocks and ends on the raisers..a 15 minute job for 2 engines at most and if you still feel unsecure plug them up and take the thermostat and raiser hoses open and fill them with a 50/50 antifreeze water mix...
Sometimes I do wish we had that much snow thou...

 

[Dean Ferry]

Yeah,
I used to drop a work light in the bilge with a 100 watt bulb, but I have found over the years, that with the boat on a lift over water that's probably, 60's deg. that IF it gets to 32 Deg air temp on the main land, that we here on MI are about 5-7 deg. warmer, and the temp over the water is even warmer. But if I lived on the mainland, I go back to the work light method.
At least it's warming up now.
Dean

 

[cuda]

I've been staying at my place in Hudson for a few weeks and believe me if this is as cold as it got in Jersey, I'd lose all my winterizing business. We usually say when it goes into the 20's at night without getting above freezing for a couple days you've got to drain blocks and manifolds. When I call my wife back in Jersey and I say it's cold here in Flordia, she just laughs at me. But I haven't used my boat in over a week and don't even like taking the bike out. But 70's today, I'll look like a real tourist ready for the beach.

Yeah, I know a girl in Minnestota that didn't feel a whole lot of sympathy for me when the temp dropped to 30............it was 36 below zero there that day.

 

[Scarab KV]

I think it's time for all you Southerners to practice.......

Nice Rat :rofl:

 

[glh]

Sarasota , Florida this morning. Not condusive for laminating!

We didn't laminate sh!t here either this morning....