Winterizing - for sailboat cruisers

All General How-To Install & Maintain Choosing Gear & Services Forums

<<   1   2   3   4   >   >>

Why Use Non-Toxic Antifreeze for Winterization

[Site] Why Use Non-Toxic Antifreeze for Winterization - add to MyResources
By Torresen Marine

Why and where you should use non-toxic propylene glycol instead of ethylene glycol.

[Torresen Marine, Inc., Muskegon, MI, USA]
- Antifreeze in a cruising sailor's engine

Yacht Maintenance forum

[Site] Yacht Maintenance forum - add to MyResources
Non-commercial forum

A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on boat maintenance and repairs, tips and tricks, things that work and don′t work.

[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
- The yacht maintenance forum

Preparing Your Boat for Winter

[Article] Preparing Your Boat for Winter - add to MyResources
Brief How-to By Bruce Caldwell
Preparing Your Boat for Winter

List of things to do to haul your boat for the season, make sure nothing freeze, mildews or corrodes over the winter, and get the annual maintenance done.

[SailNet, 4 November 2002]
- Winterization chores

Shrink wrap recycling

[Vendor] Shrink wrap recycling - add to MyResources

This organization helps boatyards recycle winter shrink-wrap covers instead of throwing them in landfills where they take up lots of space. If your boat′s shrink wrap is not being recycled, put your boatyard in touch with them.

[Institution Recycling Network, Concord, NH, USA]
- The program in Rhode Island

Roller Furling Lay Up

[Article] Roller Furling Lay Up - add to MyResources
Brief How-To By Tom Wood
Roller Furling Lay Up

How to clean the furling foil and its groove, lube the turnbuckle, as well as which furling drums and bearings need to stay dry through the winter. Also how to store a furler off the mast.

[SailNet, 10 October 2002]
- Maintenance of roller furling gear

Seasonal Lay-up

[Offline] Seasonal Lay-up - add to MyResources
Brief How-To

Tips for putting your engine to bed for the winter, including testing fuel, inspecting drive train and prop, cleaning engine and mounts, running engine while out of the water, and filling the cooling system with antifreeze. 3 pages with materials list.

[Sail Magazine, October 2000]
- Order the Sail Magazine back issue

Winter Canvas Care

[Article] Winter Canvas Care - add to MyResources
Brief How-To By Ken Rhodes

All the things not to do with your boat′s sails during the winter. Also how to clean your canvas, vinyl windows and metal frames, and lubricate the metal hardware.

[SailNet, 22 October 2002]
- Winter sail care

Winterizing Fresh Water Cooled Diesel Engines

[Site] Winterizing Fresh Water Cooled Diesel Engines - add to MyResources
By Torresen Marine

Ten steps to take to put up your cooling system for the winter.

[Torresen Marine, Inc., Muskegon, MI, USA]
- Fresh water cooling system lay-up

Winterizing Raw Water Cooled Diesel Engines

[Site] Winterizing Raw Water Cooled Diesel Engines - add to MyResources
By Torresen Marine

Nine steps to take to put up your cooling system for the winter.

[Torresen Marine, Inc., Muskegon, MI, USA]
- Raw water cooling system lay-up

Winter Storage Issues

[Article] Winter Storage Issues - add to MyResources
Detailed How-To By Joy Smith

How to evaluate boatyards and marinas for winter storage, including their facilities, storage agreements and terms, and spring launching reliability.

[SailNet, 19 September 2002]
- Boatyard winter facilities

<<   1   2   3   4   >   >>

Keyword Search
SEARCH
Include:
Online Articles
Web sites
Boats
Vendors
Offline Articles
 
Tools
MyResources Page My Resources
MyBoats Page My Boats
Boat Finder
Search Within Results
Search Within Results
Related Topics

Related Topic Boatyards and Haul-outs

Related Topic Cold Weather Preparations

Related Topic Engine Cooling and Exhaust

Related Topic Plumbing and Drains


For every boat that sinks underway, four go down at the dock.

Latitued 38


Please help me improve CR.
(1 is great, 4 is bad)

Speed
1 2 3 4

Ease of Navigation
1 2 3 4

The right resources for you
1 2 3 4

Up to date
1 2 3 4

Other?
 

Thanks.