barling
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- C-302 C
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- Bristol 29.9
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- Barling
I know it is a bit early, but since this is my first time on my own, I've ordering a stock of parts a material to winterize the boat.
Does anyone with a fresh water R31 simply winterize the fresh water system by placing a bypass on the hotwater heater, draining it into the bilge by releasing the pressure valve and then opening up all fausets to drain the tank, and thereafter put a gallon of 100 % propylene glycol into the fresh water fill and 4-5 gallons of -50% and then run the galley sink, the head sink, the shower, the cockpit sink and the stern shower, both hot and cold until strong pink in all?
Thereafter the toilet system: pump the holding tank and try to get them to flush it good(?). dump a gallon of -50 down the toilet in the second stateroom and flush the toilet a couple times and then dump 2 gallons down the forward head, getting it to flush and then open up the overboard valve. From here do you really have someone hold a container over the discharge (which one) or shove a hose over it and then push the holding tank button down until strong pink comes out(really?)) My need more until pink comes out.
The two AC's: Close the discharge lever and Open up the AC strainer and dump 1-2 gal of -50 into it until pink come out of both places.
After the engine is still hot, suck out old oil, remove and install the two oil filters(oil on filters) and install about 3 gallons of oil (a bit less at first allowing oil to drain down) up to 3.2 gal, traking time to not overfill....and start the engine and check oil after allowing time to drain down. Check oil level,
Run the generator until hot. Drain the oil and replace the oil filter. Add oil and checking until the right amount is in, without overfilling.
The washdown pump: It seems on my 31 the pump is a part of the main engine pump, so close the discharge lever for the engine, put a hose on the pump discharge, open the engine strainer and pour -50 into that part of strainer while the pump switch is on and someone watches the discharge from the hose on the pump until strong pink appears.
The engine: While the strainer is open and the discharge lever is closed, start the engine wnile someone pours about 4-5 gallons of -50 into the engine strainer from a large container until strong red comes out of the exhaust. Close down the engine.
The generator: Close the discharge lever, open the generator strainer, start the generator and pour -50 into the strainer until strong pink comes out the discharge. Shut down the generator. open all levers.
Dump -50 into the bilge pump until pink comes out of the starboard discharge.
After boat is pulled, screw out the boat drain.
Does anyone with a fresh water R31 simply winterize the fresh water system by placing a bypass on the hotwater heater, draining it into the bilge by releasing the pressure valve and then opening up all fausets to drain the tank, and thereafter put a gallon of 100 % propylene glycol into the fresh water fill and 4-5 gallons of -50% and then run the galley sink, the head sink, the shower, the cockpit sink and the stern shower, both hot and cold until strong pink in all?
Thereafter the toilet system: pump the holding tank and try to get them to flush it good(?). dump a gallon of -50 down the toilet in the second stateroom and flush the toilet a couple times and then dump 2 gallons down the forward head, getting it to flush and then open up the overboard valve. From here do you really have someone hold a container over the discharge (which one) or shove a hose over it and then push the holding tank button down until strong pink comes out(really?)) My need more until pink comes out.
The two AC's: Close the discharge lever and Open up the AC strainer and dump 1-2 gal of -50 into it until pink come out of both places.
After the engine is still hot, suck out old oil, remove and install the two oil filters(oil on filters) and install about 3 gallons of oil (a bit less at first allowing oil to drain down) up to 3.2 gal, traking time to not overfill....and start the engine and check oil after allowing time to drain down. Check oil level,
Run the generator until hot. Drain the oil and replace the oil filter. Add oil and checking until the right amount is in, without overfilling.
The washdown pump: It seems on my 31 the pump is a part of the main engine pump, so close the discharge lever for the engine, put a hose on the pump discharge, open the engine strainer and pour -50 into that part of strainer while the pump switch is on and someone watches the discharge from the hose on the pump until strong pink appears.
The engine: While the strainer is open and the discharge lever is closed, start the engine wnile someone pours about 4-5 gallons of -50 into the engine strainer from a large container until strong red comes out of the exhaust. Close down the engine.
The generator: Close the discharge lever, open the generator strainer, start the generator and pour -50 into the strainer until strong pink comes out the discharge. Shut down the generator. open all levers.
Dump -50 into the bilge pump until pink comes out of the starboard discharge.
After boat is pulled, screw out the boat drain.