Dewinterize boat just to rewinterize again?

[Skhots]

Hey all, this is probably a "duh" for some of you but I've never taken my boat out of hibernation until opener so do you guys dewinterize your boats then take it down to pool 4 then do something else to prevent leftover river water from freezing in your block overnight? Nighttime lows are below freezing around this time so I don't know if i want to run a bottle of coolant through my engine after every outing until temps get warmer?

[expl]

Just a quick startup out of the water after pulling it out,run it for a couple seconds and you should be fine,thats all ive ever done and see alot of guys with way more expensive rigs then mine do the same.Never had a problem and I figure if the guys with the fancy stuff are ok with it it should be sufficient for my 30h.p.

[leech~~]

I learned my lesson years ago. Never-ever start a boat motor out of the water! The rubber impellers can fry in seconds on the bigger motors! If your getting away with it great, but you maybe causing it to wear out a lot faster.

[Skhots]

two opposing opinions. what else is everyone doing?

[bobbymalone]

tilt your motor down to drain at the launch, leave it down in your garage, and flush the peehole with compressed air. Any remaining water shouldn't be enough to crack anything.

[acroman]

tilt your motor down to drain at the launch, leave it down in your garage, and flush the peehole with compressed air. Any remaining water shouldn't be enough to crack anything.

Maybe I am wrong but wouldn't blowing air into the water output just force water back into the engine not out? I have always just let mine drain real well.

[bobbymalone]

Maybe I am wrong but wouldn't blowing air into the water output just force water back into the engine not out? I have always just let mine drain real well.

Put a lot of air through there and you'll see it drain through the intake. I think most of it drains with gravity though anyway.

I've heard too much pressure can pop a tube though.

[53orbigger]

I just tilt my motor up and down a few times at the landing. I find that if I do it just once it still has quite a bit of water in it, but if I do it a couple of times it seems like most of the water will drain and I haven't had a problem. I also try to blow some air, with the shop vac, through the intake and drains for the livewells as well.

[Capt. H (Ret.)]

I just tilt my engine all the way down after I take it out of the water. I don't start it or anything and I have never had a problem.

[TSchultz]

If you pop it off right after you pull out the impeller is still wet and will have the required lubrication. If you start it dry, not so much.

[expl]

Yeah ,i surely wouldnt wait ten minutes to do this.Its the first thing I do as the boat leaves the water and have done so for years with no ill effects.Like I said im only running an old 30h.p.