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relaxalot 11-11-2013 11:06 PM

The proper way to winterize your boat!
 
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mike tkach 11-11-2013 11:10 PM

Ok.

relaxalot 11-11-2013 11:14 PM

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relaxalot 11-11-2013 11:22 PM

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Lake Havasu in November. 85 degrees. For you East Coasters. Hang in there its gonna be a long winter.

Level III Chaos 11-12-2013 12:12 AM

Nice!!!

Powerquest_Baby!! 11-12-2013 01:23 AM

I didn't think outboards needed to be winterized...:)

08 fastech 292 11-12-2013 05:34 AM

Life ain't fair. We had enough snow over night to stick and turn things white. UGH.

314joey 11-12-2013 06:21 AM

Winterize....................what's that.

78CIG24 11-12-2013 07:01 AM


Originally Posted by 314joey (Post 4025500)
Winterize....................what's that.

That is when your wife takes a windbreaker for a Sunset cruise on the Gulf.. :-)

Cheers,

Dave

Wally 11-12-2013 08:37 AM

I woke up to 23* this morning! This just aint right! :(

4bus 11-12-2013 09:11 AM

What fun is boating in November if no one else is out there? The SW is weird, you guys could boat all year but no one does. Currently I am only jealous of South Florida

78CIG24 11-12-2013 09:55 AM


Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 4025577)
What fun is boating in November if no one else is out there?

Personally I boat for the love/fun of boating and being out on the water, not because someone else is out there. The added bonus when no one else is around is my beautiful wife stays naked on the boat more often....

:evilb:

Cheers,

Dave

314joey 11-12-2013 10:03 AM

I don't where you boat at, but down here by us there's tons of boats out every weekend, not all performance boats, but there's cats, CCs and lots of boat just like mine, come down and enjoy. you won't want to go home, I guarantee it.

f_inscreenname 11-12-2013 12:26 PM

The winterization slap once again. You've got us now but we will talk again, lets say June when its a 100+ where you are at and we are in the perfect season.

314joey 11-12-2013 01:08 PM


Originally Posted by f_inscreenname (Post 4025701)
The winterization slap once again. You've got us now but we will talk again, lets say June when its a 100+ where you are at and we are in the perfect season.

Last Summer we stayed down here for the whole Summer and it never got into triple digits, I think the hottest it got was 98, but the year before when we still lived at LOTO, we had over a month from mid July to mid August of 100+ with high humidity, I don't know where everybody gets their info, but it ain't so........................................time to go back out to the pool.

Now, with that being said we are looking to get a condo back at LOTO, but that's just to visit and hang out with our LOTO friends from Memorial Day to Labor Day, then it's South back to paradise.

pstorti 11-12-2013 01:29 PM


Originally Posted by 314joey (Post 4025500)
Winterize....................what's that.

I think they mean do all the boat chores you have been putting off all summer because it was to hot and to nice to spend any time working on the boat.

pstorti 11-12-2013 01:30 PM


Originally Posted by f_inscreenname (Post 4025701)
The winterization slap once again. You've got us now but we will talk again, lets say June when its a 100+ where you are at and we are in the perfect season.

jokes on you, that is the perfect season down here, water is like bath water, usually glass calm, and oh yeah i almost forgot the best part, we have the Bahamas a very short boat ride away! :)

TW720HVY 11-12-2013 01:32 PM

This works for me! I guess June, July and August will be when I work on the boat because it'll be too hot to boat. :party-smiley-004:

s022mag 11-12-2013 01:39 PM

I don't know about everyone else but I know that I and another forum member had out boats out 2 days ago here in central Ohio. Such die hard boaters we had to have someone stay on shore to back out trailers down cause the docks were pulled. 24hrs later it was snowing. Talk about cramming in a winterization at the last minute.

Sooooooo how many southern boaters go out in 40 degree weather... if it ever gets that low.

the deep 11-12-2013 02:33 PM

That's it . I'm going to call the potus and see about getting a law signed to stop this discrimination and harassment of northern boaters . I will also be in contact with DHS to see about directing a blast of cold artic air from our Canuck friends to you coldafoabs in the deep south . Chant it....coldboatrights , coldboatrights , coldboatrights......:whistle: :lolhit: :angry-smiley-038: Glassdave says UP YOURS !!

http://youtu.be/HJpNr7peZsg

ALL_IN! 11-12-2013 02:45 PM

Yall make me sick! ....I can't wait for retirement!! About 6 years to go (telling myself to just hang in there for a bit longer!)

I've never been down to where you guys are at - but would like to visit sometime. We go to Daytona every Feb for speedweek, then Panama City a couple times a year (easy 1 day drive). I will be living in Florida one of these days!



Originally Posted by 314joey (Post 4025611)
I don't where you boat at, but down here by us there's tons of boats out every weekend, not all performance boats, but there's cats, CCs and lots of boat just like mine, come down and enjoy. you won't want to go home, I guarantee it.


TeamSaris 11-12-2013 02:54 PM

Proper way.....tow it to FLA and keep boating :)

f_inscreenname 11-12-2013 02:54 PM


Originally Posted by s022mag (Post 4025729)
I don't know about everyone else but I know that I and another forum member had out boats out 2 days ago here in central Ohio. Such die hard boaters we had to have someone stay on shore to back out trailers down cause the docks were pulled. 24hrs later it was snowing. Talk about cramming in a winterization at the last minute.

Sooooooo how many southern boaters go out in 40 degree weather... if it ever gets that low.

I'm with ya bro. Just put my last one away the day before yesterday just before the cold snap got to us.

314joey 11-12-2013 03:32 PM

I know all these comments are made with compassion, we were in the same position several years ago, but I said fock the cold weather and quit and sold everything but the boat and moved.....................as far South as we could go without getting into the Keys.
The warm weather and blue water will still be here when you guys are ready and we'll have the beer cold for you.

4bus 11-12-2013 03:34 PM


Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 4025577)
What fun is boating in November if no one else is out there? The SW is weird, you guys could boat all year but no one does. Currently I am only jealous of South Florida


Originally Posted by f_inscreenname (Post 4025701)
The winterization slap once again. You've got us now but we will talk again, lets say June when its a 100+ where you are at and we are in the perfect season.


Originally Posted by 314joey (Post 4025611)
I don't where you boat at, but down here by us there's tons of boats out every weekend, not all performance boats, but there's cats, CCs and lots of boat just like mine, come down and enjoy. you won't want to go home, I guarantee it.


Originally Posted by 314joey (Post 4025713)
Last Summer we stayed down here for the whole Summer and it never got into triple digits, I think the hottest it got was 98, but the year before when we still lived at LOTO, we had over a month from mid July to mid August of 100+ with high humidity, I don't know where everybody gets their info, but it ain't so........................................time to go back out to the pool.

Now, with that being said we are looking to get a condo back at LOTO, but that's just to visit and hang out with our LOTO friends from Memorial Day to Labor Day, then it's South back to paradise.

Slow down and read :D

Both comments were to the OP, about the Desert SW. I even said I am only Jealous of Florida in the winter.

Chill out, we know aside from reptiles, hurricanes, old people, tourists, water spouts, roaches, fire ants, substandard education system, and immigrants...you guys have it pretty good in Florida

4bus 11-12-2013 03:42 PM


Originally Posted by 78CIG24 (Post 4025604)
Personally I boat for the love/fun of boating and being out on the water, not because someone else is out there. The added bonus when no one else is around is my beautiful wife stays naked on the boat more often....

:evilb:

Cheers,

Dave

I would rather find girls that I don't know yet, and have them get naked :evilb: I can see the wife naked anytime

To each their own I guess, but for me going coyote watching on November alone via boat doesn't sound like a lot of fun. I like seeing friends and meeting new people while boating. When the season is over it gives me time to catch up on all the things I ignored for 5 months.

relaxalot 11-12-2013 03:52 PM


Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 4025807)
I would rather find girls that I don't know yet, and have them get naked :evilb: I can see the wife naked anytime

To each their own I guess, but for me going coyote watching on November alone via boat doesn't sound like a lot of fun. I like seeing friends and meeting new people while boating. When the season is over it gives me time to catch up on all the things I ignored for 5 months.

Not the same crowds of Havasu we see in the summer months but there were still quite a few boaters out there along with a few wylie coyotes. It is not hard to find other boaters to meet or girls in Havasu all year round. Come on out sometime and see for yourself all are welcome.

redwhite 11-12-2013 03:52 PM


Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 4025577)
What fun is boating in November if no one else is out there? The SW is weird, you guys could boat all year but no one does. Currently I am only jealous of South Florida

Hey....some people like to sit alone at the bar and drink. Who are we to judge? :whistle:

Anyways....I enjoy the sh!t out of my snowmobile so I don't get too upset when the boat and racecars go away. I think it'd be less fun if I knew I could do it 12 months a year.

.

4bus 11-12-2013 04:18 PM


Originally Posted by relaxalot (Post 4025812)
Not the same crowds of Havasu we see in the summer months but there were still quite a few boaters out there along with a few wylie coyotes. It is not hard to find other boaters to meet or girls in Havasu all year round. Come on out sometime and see for yourself all are welcome.

I'd love to go to desert storm! Too far away to haul

relaxalot 11-12-2013 04:28 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWCJROe12sY

Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 4025826)
I'd love to go to desert storm! Too far away to haul

To help you make it through winter.

78CIG24 11-12-2013 04:29 PM

I think this says it all (and in honor of the Bucs FINALLY winning a game, geez).....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g9MMpnj3EY OH, and no matter what ...we still don't have to WINTERIZE...Ha, Ha!!

All in fun and ENJOY LIFE to the fullest, no matter where you live!!!

Cheers,

Dave

ICDEDPPL 11-12-2013 07:57 PM


Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 4025801)
Slow down and read :D

Both comments were to the OP, about the Desert SW. I even said I am only Jealous of Florida in the winter.

Chill out, we know aside from reptiles, hurricanes, old people, tourists, water spouts, roaches, fire ants, substandard education system, and immigrants...you guys have it pretty good in Florida

Ha! Ol Joey has a raging boner for Floriduh thats for sure. I think he works in the Department of Tourism. :bong::lolhit:
Florida is nice to visit but you`d have to pay me to live there year round.



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BajaFresh 11-12-2013 09:04 PM


Originally Posted by f_inscreenname (Post 4025701)
The winterization slap once again. You've got us now but we will talk again, lets say June when its a 100+ where you are at and we are in the perfect season.

Here along the coast of southern CA the average winter temp is 72 degrees but in the summer it rises to a blistering 78 degrees!:party-smiley-004:

4bus 11-12-2013 09:11 PM


Originally Posted by BajaFresh (Post 4026021)
Here along the coast of southern CA the average winter temp is 72 degrees but in the summer it rises to a blistering 78 degrees!:party-smiley-004:

Are you on the coast or in Wildomar? I was in Temecula for 2 weeks and it was 110 degrees every damn day...also, everything was dead :lolhit:

f_inscreenname 11-12-2013 10:21 PM


Originally Posted by BajaFresh (Post 4026021)
Here along the coast of southern CA the average winter temp is 72 degrees but in the summer it rises to a blistering 78 degrees!:party-smiley-004:

Its 35* right now and I live in the mid Atlantic states. Stupid cold.

relaxalot 11-12-2013 10:24 PM


Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 4026024)
Are you on the coast or in Wildomar? I was in Temecula for 2 weeks and it was 110 degrees every damn day...also, everything was dead :lolhit:

Just checked the weather in Wildomar currently 64 degrees. High today was 89 degrees. Oneida Lake NY 27 degrees feels like 17.. High of 33 degrees.
Thats winterizing weather for sure.


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