Owning a boat means having to perform periodic maintenance.  Well, it’s that time of year again when you should begin your winter boat maintenance, if you want to keep your investment in good condition. Winter Boat Maintenance Checklist 1.  Perform a thorough inspection of your entire boat and motor.  And  carefully check for any hull damage […]

How to Winterize Your Marine Engine and Sterndrive PPT’s Technical Video Library offers our customers numerous step by step videos on the topic of Winterization. Many people think that winterizing their boat before the 1st freeze to mean you drain the water out of the engine and exhaust manifolds. It’s important that winterization entails draining the […]

The Mercury Mercrusier 8.1L 496 Mag marine engine was designed with winterization in mind. The engine is equipped with a Closed Cooling system as well as a drain system. Many people assume that the closed cooling system eliminated the need to winterize the engine however as you will see in this video, complete winterization covers […]

As with all Outboard Marine Engines in general the process of winterization as you prepare your motor for long term winter storage is much more straightforward versus sterndrive or inboard boat models. The Mercury Marine 150 Hp 4 Stroke Outboard is no different in that access to the motor is very good, as well as […]

Mercruiser produced a variety of 4.3L marine engines over the years. These engines also varied in the style of cooling and drain systems they were offered with. Regardless of whether your particular engine is equipped with a manual or automatic drain system, the Mercruiser 4.3L V6 w/ Alpha Sterndrive marine engine we winterize in this […]

Many of the Wakeboard style boats today are powered by Indmar Marine Engines. This particular boat model utilizes the Indmar Monsoon 350 marine engine equipped with the ZF Hurth V-Drive model transmission. Inboard model boats not having the Sterndrive allow you to avoid the normal steps of checking the lower unit and gear lube however […]

The Yamaha SX230 is a sport boat that utilizes the “Jet” style propulsion. Therefore winterizing this particular model of sport boat differs form Sterndrive or Inboard model boats. As always we want to point out that you will need to verify your manufacturer’s recommendations before starting the winterization on this boat. However as with all […]

The Mercruiser 5.0L MPI was originally produced with several different draining options. Therefore the Winterization on this particular motor does depend on the draining system your engine is equipped with. The basic requirements of Boat Winterization will differ from manufacturer to manufacturer so you do need to read and understand your manufacturer’s specific requirements.

Winterizing Inboard model boats differs form the traditional sterndrive boat models in that the maintenance steps associated with the Sterndrive or Lower Unit are not required. However on Watersport model boats such as Tige’, Malibu, Correct Craft and Mastercraft they are commonly equipped with Ballast systems which require special treatment in preparing them for winter storage. […]

Once you buy a boat, the first thing you will need to know is what are your Boat Storage options.  Deciding where to store your boat isn’t really difficult; however, you do need to do a little research before making any decisions.  There are several things you’ll need to consider such as location, budget and […]