[tcob]

i was under the impression that all you had to do for an outboard was stand it up straight and change the gear oil. now i;m hearing the injectors (optimax) need some oil treatment ? if i added say a quart of 2cycle to the full 60 gal gas tank (for a rich mix) as well as stabilizer wouldn't that do it ? do you still need to fog a 2 cycle ?

 

[Rattlesnake Jake]

Take it to your daughters in Fla.

 

[tcob]

Take it to your daughters in Fla.

break out your carhartts jakey .you're going out in it in november and maybe even december big guy :laugher: :laugher:

 

[RCHEVELLE71]

Take it to your daughters in Fla.

Ya beat me to it, I was going to say "the only proper way to winterize is to bring it to FL"

 

[Shameless]

I still do fog 2 strokes, but remember, change the plugs inthe spring after you burn the fogging oil out.

 

[Wally]

i winterized my dads old outboard for about 5 years before he went to an inboard boat.....all i ever did was fog the motor till it choked and died.....i was told all outboard are self draining so putting any antifreeze is a waste....5yrs later and no problems with his motor....just change out the plugs in the spring and run it........oh i also did add stabil to a full tank of gas and ran it to make sure the treated gas was going through the carbs.

 

[Mr. Demeanor]

Cant help ya :

 

[tcob]

last week.

when i retire like you i'm going to winterize like that .just funning with ya bill . missed your pics :winker: i still like that boat

 

[tcob]

must be serious . checking the charts :laugher:

 

[tcob]

Re: Re: winterizing outboards

No kidding, let me know what you find out about the opti's. Last year i just put fuel stabilizer in mine.

is your down time more than 2 months

 

[tcob]

one more for you, the fishing was pretty good When you coming down and fishing with us??

if i left right now i could be there for lunch

 

[Mr. Demeanor]

Well? What happened to lunch?

We had a couple fronts move through and the Gulf has been 4-6 for almost a week. I am going to Chicago (brrrr) this week for a few days then hopefully be back for some fishing.
We just made reservations at the Key Largo Marriot resort for Thanksgiving. Going to spend 3 days snorkeling and fishing.