Eluther3
Active Member
- Mar 17, 2019
- 290
- Boat Info
- 1992 Searay 400 EC
- Engines
- Mercruiser
Anyone watching the news knows that we got hit with a hard freeze here in Texas. We don't expect weather like this, so we leave our boats in the water for winter. On cold days, we put a heat lamp or heater in our engine room.
This week, we got temperatures down to 10 below. I had a heater in the engine room and the cabin heater on, but the marina lost power. Not sure how cold it got in the engine room or how long the power was out, as I couldn't get to my boat. When I was finally able to check on it, the water pipes in and out of the heater were frozen.
Temperatures finally got above freezing today so I went back out to the marina. 43 foot Portofino was partially sunk with another one also taking on water, and the boat in the slip next to me had 2 ft of water in the cabin. But the Sea Ray gods seem to have smiled on me, as I don't see any obvious damage.
I plan on starting it up and letting the engines and generator run, and turning the heater back on. Is there anything I should check before I do that?
This week, we got temperatures down to 10 below. I had a heater in the engine room and the cabin heater on, but the marina lost power. Not sure how cold it got in the engine room or how long the power was out, as I couldn't get to my boat. When I was finally able to check on it, the water pipes in and out of the heater were frozen.
Temperatures finally got above freezing today so I went back out to the marina. 43 foot Portofino was partially sunk with another one also taking on water, and the boat in the slip next to me had 2 ft of water in the cabin. But the Sea Ray gods seem to have smiled on me, as I don't see any obvious damage.
I plan on starting it up and letting the engines and generator run, and turning the heater back on. Is there anything I should check before I do that?