Winterizing Sacs and Heater?

[Moomba Dad]

This year I think I'm going to try my hand at winterizing my Moomba. I've heard that you need to winterize the sac and heatre too. I'm curious what the procdure(s) are to winterize the cente sac and the heater on my '04 LSV?

Thanx in advance!

Moomba Dad

[deerfield]

Moomba Dad - The heater has a core through which hot water runs from and to the engine black. Disconnect the black rubber water lines at the engine block and let the water drain from the core. This prevents damage to the water lines and a cracked heater core. Blow the lines to clear any water trapped in a low spot. With respect to the center sac, someone else will have to chime in. My Outback has only the G1 system with a single sac. I hang it up to completely drain, disconnect the quick connect couplers, and blow air through the lines. - Deerfield

[walb0244]

I just take out the bags on my boat and hang them up in the storage where I keep the boat.

[lsvboombox]

Cab has a good winterizing thread. As for the bags i take them out and leave them in the basement which does not freeze..

[Moomba Dad]

I'll take the bags out, empty and hang them...but unfortunately my basement freezes at my cottage when I shut it down for the winter.

[cbaarestad]

I just did my boat tonight, and for my heater I took the black hoses of my enging block and then riged a 3/4 hose barb end to my air compressor and blew the water out of the system. Then I poured 1/3 of a gallon of RV Anti freeze into one of the hoses and blew that through the system again.

For the sacs, I just took my bags out, took the water filter/strainer off and blew the lines dry. To get the empty lines, I blew them out through the exit bilge holes in the hull!

[kaneboats]

This is really really sad. I feel for our northern brothers on this one. If anybody needs a fix, come on down!

[rdlangston13]

Doing this already? It's only sept, the season doesn't really end till mid to late November

[viking]

Doing this already? It's only sept, the season doesn't really end till mid to late November

Depends on where you live! Not everybody has a 9-12 month season.
Not that I'm complaining...............oh wait, wait, Yes I am

[deerfield]

I poured 1/3 of a gallon of RV Anti freeze into one of the hoses and blew that through the system again.

cb - Good move. That extra effort will benefit you in the event there is a low spot that did not empty of water. No worries over winter or regrets come next season. - Deerfield