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Originally Posted by Elchinodiablo
Hey guys. I will be getting my boat ready for winter storage outside in my yard. My question is what are some things I should do? And do the transducers for my electronics need to come off? I can take the ducer off the bracket but I really dont want to undo my whole cable harness. The boat is new to me this year and it will be my first winter with it. Thanks for any advice. Looking forward to the hard water!!
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Tranducer doesn't need to come off it will be fine outside. If it's an outboard make sure to tilt it straight up and down to get all the water out of the leg if you didn't already last trip out. Empty the leg oil and replace with fresh stuff just in case you have seals passing and there is a bit of water in the oil, obviously also a good opportunity to see if you need some seal work done before next season. Inboards I have zero experience with but there is endless google material on what you should do. Honestly whether you have a heated garage or not this stuff should be done. Cheap insurance if you would happen to lose heat.
As far as the boat in the past I've tarped them in with a good quality tarp draped over a wood structure to get some slope but going to portable car port type shelters now as imho pretty good bang for the buck as even in summer you can keep the rain off without the actual boat cover and get some air flow which is super important especially on boats with a floor and compartments where a good cover actually works against you.