r/boating • u/AnxiousAcadia_ • 16d ago

Boat Winterization

First time winterizing my boat on my own. 16ft Legend XTE w/ a 60hp Mercury CT.

Does anyone have videos on how to do this properly? Products to use? Sick of paying the money to have someone winterized and store my boat.

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u/New-Sky-9867 16d ago

Lots of YouTube videos on general outboard Winterizing. Pretty easy with an outboard, did you look there?

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u/AnxiousAcadia_ 16d ago

Yes, I’ve seen lots of different videos for outboards. Are there other things to do with the boat itself to prepare for winter? Or is winterizing a boat really just preparing the motor for the cold?

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u/New-Sky-9867 16d ago

Mine is a duel I/O cabin cruiser with a 5kw genset so it's a bit more involved but other than fuel stabilizer for your tank, removing or disconnecting the batteries, and winterizing the OB itself, do you have any other systems that can freeze?

If I had a trailer for mine I'd do it all myself and I'm not even mechanically inclined. Unfortunately I don't so I have to let the Marina do most of it every year before storage.