Haul Out

[Creekwood]

I'm out.

As usual I did the freshwater systems myself, leaving the engines to the marina.

I tried a new trick for getting the pink into the AC system:

I closed the seacock. Then I used a rubber sewer pipe coupling adapter (designed to reduce 1.5in ABS pipe down to smaller pipe).


I attached the 1.5 in end to a piece of ABS pipe about 4 ft long, and stuffed the thinner end (after taking off the stainless clamp of course) into the strainer housing (strainer removed). It was not a perfectly water tight fit but good enough. I cut the top end of the ABS at angle so that it was just above deck height. It made for a perfect long funnel to the strainer housing. Then I turned the AC on, and poured the pink down the ABS pipe. I ran one gallon down the pipe then checked the outlet fitting and saw that there was antifreeze running down the side of the hull. Worked like a charm. Far easier than the old way of trying to wedge myself down there to pour into the strainer.

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[dpvandy01]

Season runs til 10-31 but I pulled the boat Monday for a two day scrub with the plan to relaunch tomorrow for the last two and a half weeks. Idea was to do the heavy scrub while it was still rather warm and the wash bay wasn't too busy. Sadly my outdrive had other plans. So, I'm on the trailer and clean as can be but off to Sea Ray for out drive service, winterization, wrap and storage in a week or two. I'll keep it at the club and overnight a time or two on the trailer just for fun. But essentially my cruiser season is done. Hoping to get the runabout on the water a few more times though,,? Pushing for 100 hours for the season. 88 and counting.

[spikeitaudi]

I went down this weekend to basically Fill her up add stabile, do the last pump out and she should be pulled today. Will go down again once on land to do the official close up of the boat and winterize the water system minus the engine. I let the marina do the engine part. Just to much going on with the kids to even try to use the boat on weekends now.

[AMFM3]

All done...we're out. Everything winterized and awaiting the word for shrink wrap. When I get that, the canvas comes off and we're put to bed until April.

I guess that's means the boating fix will come from CSR. Not such a bad place IMHO.

Mark

[electricaldoctor]

As of 4:30 PM today, we have joined the ranks of the un-boaters for another 6 months. :)

[rondds]

Done deal...
Arrive at the marina at 0800...


Frames erected by 1000


Boat covering party over 1230


Say G'nite Gracie...

[Russ Calasant]

Nice, who made the canvas?

[rondds]

Russ
This guy...this will be my 9th season with it. Need a little stitching and primping every couple of years, but great customer service and repairs.

http://www.fishercanvas.com/

[Russ Calasant]

I've heard good things about those guys, just expensive. I think the ROI was like 8 years for me, anything more than 4 is too much.

[rondds]

Russ, I think I got in on the ground floor. Bought it in 2004 for $1900.00. 4 years of paying for itself (shrinkwrappers around here are insane and they nail you for a bridge boat).