gpag
Petty Officer
Posts: 216
Sea Pro model and year: 2003 220WA
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Post by gpag on Jun 9, 2021 19:05:03 GMT -6
In a previous post I mentioned that I was having an extensive lumbar fusion the first week of May. That got done and healing has begun. At the end of last season I did the preventative maintenance needed to put the boat up for the winter. I am really hoping to get the boat on the calmer water of rivers and maybe a calm ocean cruise in late August, early Fall. If that doesn’t happen, is there anything I need to worry about to prepare the boat for a longer period, of non-use? It would end up being
November 2020 to April 2022.
thanks
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Post by gnrphil on Jun 9, 2021 19:51:53 GMT -6
Personally I'd look at draining the all the fuel and fogging the motor for that long of a storage, remove the batteries too.
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Post by freezerfiller on Jun 10, 2021 9:39:55 GMT -6
Phil made some good suggestions, but depending on the age of the batteries and your access to the boat, removing them might not be necessary. I would be hopeful to make it out in the fall, and just add marine sta-bil to the fuel immediately if you haven't already, and make sure your battery switch is in the off position or your negative terminal removed if you don't have a switch. You can put a trickle charge on it once a month for a few hours to keep them topped off. Spray some corrosion-x or similar on the terminals. Id throw a bag of charcoal or some damp-rid in the cabin to keep moisture/mold/mildew at bay. If it gets out to 2022, I'd drain the fuel and use it up in whatever other engines you have. My point being carrying fuel cans and batteries isn't good for bad backs, and it would be better to postpone it until later in the healing process, and if it goes well, hook the battery up and roll. How much fuel is in your tank, and is it ethanol free?
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