Winterizing our Boat’s Plumbing Systems
Repairs and Maintenance
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In this video, I describe how I prep our boat’s plumbing systems for winter storage on the BC coast. This region of Canada is known for reasonably mild winters by Canadian standards, but it still gets below freezing, sometimes to as low as -10 Celsius or more (14F). First, I drain the dual 60-gallon freshwater holding tanks and the water heater. After draining the water heater, I bypass it by connecting the cold input and hot output hoses.
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Prepping Boat Engine & other Systems for Winter Storage
This video details my steps to winterize our 1976 CHB trawler Ford Lehman diesel engine and various other equipment onboard. youtu.be/czjMfAH-b8U -
Today was a dry, low-wind day in Lund, so I was able to put on our boat Vestri's three piece cover. With just a bit more tweaking and tightening, it will be ready for the winter.
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Added a final video to the winterization posts - A Look at the Boat’s Winter Storage Cover loveyourrv.com/winterizin
For anyone curious, this is what it looks like inside our boat’s winter cover and how it’s set up for months of dry-land storage.
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