The 6 most common winterizing mistakes made by boaters

[Glenn]

The Boat Owners Association of the United States (Boat U.S.) releases the six most common winterizing mistakes made by boaters based on insurance claims history. Let us help you prevent these mistakes.

1.     Failure to Winterize the Engine

2.     Failure to Drain Water from Sea Strainer

3.     Failure to Close Seacocks

4.     Clogged Petcocks

5.     Leaving Open Boats in the Water Over Winter

6.     Using Bimini Covers as Winter Storage Covers

[skunked_again]

The Boat Owners Association of the United States (Boat U.S.) releases the six most common winterizing mistakes made by boaters based on insurance claims history. Let us help you prevent these mistakes.

1. Failure to Winterize the Engine

2. Failure to Drain Water from Sea Strainer

3. Failure to Close Seacocks

4. Clogged Petcocks

5. Leaving Open Boats in the Water Over Winter

6. Using Bimini Covers as Winter Storage Covers

7. Not loving your boat enough to put it in the garage.

[cart7t]

8. Not having a garage wide enough to fit your boat into.

BTW, I had a clogged pet **** once.  Putting a little more barley in his feed helped clear that up.  

[gatorblazer]

Ok, I have to give credit to you for that, that was funny ;D

[fishfordollars]

9. Not moving south  or southwest for the winter.

[Brute]

What's winterizing?

I thought that meant packing a jacket in the boat for those chilly mornings.  

[Crumb]

What's winterizing?

I thought that meant packing a jacket in the boat for those chilly mornings.

...that's what I heard.

[Long Mike]

10.  You can't fix STOOPID.

[FD.]

What's winterizing?

I thought that meant packing a jacket in the boat for those chilly mornings.

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[Sam]

Not putting Sta-Bil and the Ethonol STa-Bil in your gasoline tank if you do not drain it.  

[cart7t]

Not putting Sta-Bil and the Ethonol STa-Bil in your gasoline tank if you do not drain it.

Seafoam works as well.  

[simplejoe]

BTW, I had a clogged pet **** once. Putting a little more barley in his feed helped clear that up.