Dumb Boat Question?

May be the wrong place to ask this question but I figure there are a few knowledgeable folks on here. I haven't enough room to park my boat out of the weather,
but I do have a cover on it, everything but the prop. With the motor trimmed up and the prop catching all this rain, where does the water go? Told you it was a dumb question. Lol!

It sits in the collar of the lower unit just behind the prop until you lower the motor or it dries out.

Does it hurt anything?

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Originally Posted by livz2fish

Does it hurt anything?

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Ever seen what happens when a water line freezes? Not a good idea to store it trimmed up in the winter. Shouldnt be a problem otherwise.

I have allows heard don't leave your motor trimmed up in the winter but I have never seen anything happen to a motor that was trimmed up all winter. Other than the winter it doesn't hurt anything.

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Originally Posted by Cmj

Ever seen what happens when a water line freezes? Not a good idea to store it trimmed up in the winter. Shouldnt be a problem otherwise.

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My mech. agrees.

You could always trim the motor down when it is sitting at your house.

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Originally Posted by D10

You could always trim the motor down when it is sitting at your house.

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Probably what I will do from now on. Hope we don't have to worry about freezing any more till Christmas. hee hee

I keep mine covered and stored in shop and i still trim mine down during the winter... Just not worth taking the chance

I trim down when I get off the lake and let it drain. Transport up, then at home, down.

Here is another question.

How the heck do you keep dirt dobbers from building mud nests under the engine cowling? We have this problem with all of our work boats? Any good ideas?

Martin houses

I keep mine trimmed up winter and summer. Ice only breaks a sealed container that is fairly full. Won't hurt a thing if it freezes up. The ice will expand out the way the water came in. Nothing to put pressure on it. Mine stays covered outside year round.

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Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

I keep mine trimmed up winter and summer. Ice only breaks a sealed container that fairly full. Won't hurt a thing if it freezes up. The ice will expand out the way the water came in. Nothing to put pressure on it. Mine stays covered outside year round.

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Thats good to know.... But its hard to break old habits [emoji106][emoji106]

My concern was the water in the water line and impeller housing. It does not always drain out in the up position. I leave mine down just to be safe in winter. Course then I forget to trim it up when I pull it out and plow a furrow in my drive way. :hatchet:

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Originally Posted by SeaRay

My concern was the water in the water line and impeller housing. It does not always drain out in the up position. I leave mine down just to be safe in winter. Course then I forget to trim it up when I pull it out and plow a furrow in my drive way. :hatchet:

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That's tough on a skeg. [emoji4]

You could tape over the end of the prop if its going to sit outside in the winter. That blue painters tape doesnt leave a sticky mess when you pull it off.