[Public-List] Keeping engine warm

[C.B. Currier]

I'd Suggest not worrying about it too much till December. You may even
be able to get the 1st half in without worrying. Then in the second series
dead stick the boat. If you really need the motor then you have it
winterized & ready to go. But otherwise you should sail in and out and
not start the motor. Finally use the environmental Anti-Freeze. THe
winterizing process is easy and only takes a minute if the engine is
running & warm.
BTW: In the past I have used a lightbulb. I do
not think this is as good or safe as simply winterizing.

--

C.B. Currier
Infinity #57
Daybreak #458

John
Birch wrote:
> I've heard of more fires caused on unattended boats
in yards using
> electric
> heaters than any other source
including vandals.
> 
> I can't imagine using one.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>
From: "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, October
22, 2008 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Keeping engine
warm
> 
> 
> 
> Do NOT use an electric
heater. My next door neighbor placed a small space
> heater in his
Islander 32 a few years ago. He ran a 200' extension cord up
> to
his house and set the heater to its very lowest setting. The
>
temperature
> dropped to single digits and the heater tried to
keep up, but the
> extension
> cord, where it bent over
the hatch, overheated and caught on fire. With
> the
>
hatches closed the fire smoldered for hours until the windows melted
and
> added oxygen to the fire. The boat was completely gutted by
the fire and
> was
> a total loss. He had a diesel so
explosion risk was minimal. This all
> occured within 6 feet of my
boat. Our other neighbor saw the smoke, called
> the fire
department, grabbed a fire extinguisher, and ran down to the dock
> an jumped on the burning boat. He said, when he slid open the main
hatch,
> the backdraft flames reached all the way to the
spreaders. Luckily with a
> single shot from the extinguisher, he
put the fire out immediately. Did I
> mention that the owner was
in Hawaii for 6 weeks - he 'winterized' the day
> before he let.
Oh well, at least the engine didn't freeze.
> 
> I would
use antifreeze and have extra bottles on hand. It only takes a
>
couple of minutes to disconnect the engine intake and put it in a
bottle
> of
> antifreeze and pump it throught the engine.
Mike Lehman
> 
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public-list at lists.alberg30.org> Date: Wed, 22
> Oct
>
2008 11:20:50 -0400> Subject: [Public-List] Keeping engine warm>
> Al
> Adelman wrote> "I would be interested in any
suggestions on how to, or how
> not to, keep our engine warm this
winter in Maryland if we are not going
> to
>
winterize> it so that we can sail frostbite regattas. Any
experiences
> people
> have had would be
welcome."> > Personally I would run anti freeze through
> it
> each time. I do not trust BG&E to keep the power
on and if it is a gas
> engine your neighbors wouldn't like your
using an electric heater down
> there.> > Jim Davis> S/V
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