Cold weather tip

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11-26-2013, 03:39 PM
torch

Cold weather tip

Take your motor toters off and let engines all the way down. That way water drains and will not crack lower unit
11-26-2013, 03:46 PM
DonDon

Thanks Torch. That's the one thing I actually do. I keep mine down. Gonna be 19 here Friday morning. Gotta wrap some hose bibs at the house to
11-26-2013, 04:01 PM
"G"

Got mine done
11-26-2013, 04:18 PM
Speck

Lower mine at the ramp, then put it back down in the shop.
11-26-2013, 04:22 PM
KDAVID1

I do the same--lower it when I get out of the water while putting everything up--but since I keep it outside I lower it when I get to the house.
11-26-2013, 04:28 PM
Slabyanker

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Originally Posted by KDAVID1

I do the same--lower it when I get out of the water while putting everything up--but since I keep it outside I lower it when I get to the house.

Same thing here.
11-26-2013, 04:44 PM
"G"

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Originally Posted by DonDon

Thanks Torch. That's the one thing I actually do. I keep mine down. Gonna be 19 here Friday morning. Gotta wrap some hose bibs at the house to

Don't forget to drain your swiming pool pump and filter etc.
11-26-2013, 04:55 PM
torch

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Originally Posted by DonDon

Thanks Torch. That's the one thing I actually do. I keep mine down. Gonna be 19 here Friday morning. Gotta wrap some hose bibs at the house to

I plan on being on eagle or Chotard Friday morning
11-26-2013, 05:58 PM
DonDon

You gonna be breaking Ice LOL They're just starting to hit on the ends of the piers at Eagle last I heard. Not really slamming it yet though. Let me know how ya do. I'm thinking about taking off work Monday and going somewhere
11-26-2013, 06:03 PM
ScottV

Thanks Torch, I've got mine down.
11-26-2013, 07:44 PM
feeshrman

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Originally Posted by "G"

Don't forget to drain your swiming pool pump and filter etc.

I always left mine running, I had less trouble that way. I was also prepared to drain everything in case of a power failure during a winter storm.
11-26-2013, 08:24 PM
DonDon

Didn't know that. On the poo . Been running mine once a week for a day to keep the water clean. Better go ahead n turn it on and let it run then.
11-26-2013, 10:16 PM
feeshrman

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Originally Posted by DonDon

Didn't know that. On the poo . Been running mine once a week for a day to keep the water clean. Better go ahead n turn it on and let it run then.

DD, I sure hope you meant "pool" instead of "poo"! If not then i gotta wonder about your new pad. All jokes aside, running water will not freeze, at least in MS. I had a big in- ground pool for over 12 years, I didn't know anything when I started and learned by trial and error. Let the thing run and you will have less problems in the long term. If you have a lot of trees dropping leaves put a net over the pool and skim them every few days. If ya got any questions pm me.
11-26-2013, 10:22 PM
rducks123

Cant hide MONEY
11-27-2013, 05:55 AM
ATM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonDon

Didn't know that. On the poo . Been running mine once a week for a day to keep the water clean. Better go ahead n turn it on and let it run then.

And it'll help a lot if you'll run that heater. You need to keep it about 80 degrees.
11-27-2013, 06:34 AM
crappie legend

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Originally Posted by rducks123

Cant hide MONEY

Nope.
11-27-2013, 08:48 AM
DonDon

Thanks for the advise. I've got oak and pine trees around the pool so I already bought a 20'x40' mesh net cover. Been on it for a couple weeks. I wanna keep it clean so I don;t have the problems that I've seen my friends have in the spring getting the pool right. I turned on both the pool pump and the creepy crawler pump, just gonna let them run if I think it's gonna be near freezing. Need tro run anyhow for the next day or so, so chlorine can get back into it with all this fresh water

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Originally Posted by feeshrman

DD, I sure hope you meant "pool" instead of "poo"! If not then i gotta wonder about your new pad. All jokes aside, running water will not freeze, at least in MS. I had a big in- ground pool for over 12 years, I didn't know anything when I started and learned by trial and error. Let the thing run and you will have less problems in the long term. If you have a lot of trees dropping leaves put a net over the pool and skim them every few days. If ya got any questions pm me.