Attach a hose to the cockpit washdown
hose connector.
4. Position an empty container to catch the
flow of antifreeze from cockpit hose.
5. Operate raw water system pump by turning
on the raw water washdown switch at the
helm.
6. When antifreeze flows through hose into
container, shut off pump.
7. Repeat for foredeck washdown.
8. Reconnect the hose to the through hull fit-
ting, and close the seacock.
9. Dispose of unused antifreeze according to
manufacturer’s instructions.
10. After boat has been lifted from water, open
seacock so water can drain from valve.
Do
not open seacock while boat is in the water
.
IMPORTANT: During commissioning, be sure to
close raw water system seacock before lowering
your boat into the water.
RAW WATER HOSES
Water must be drained from engine cooling
lines to prevent damage to seacock, sea
strainer, and hoses. Refer to the engine manu-
facturer’s manual for detailed engine
winterization procedures.
1. Open seacock valve and allow water to
drain.
2. Disconnect hose at engine and lift hose up
so water drains from hose.
3. Open petcock at bottom of sea strainer and
allow water to drain. Have a suitable con-
tainer to catch water as it drains from
seacock.
4. If your boat is out of the water, leave sea-
cock open and hose disconnected.
IMPORTANT: During commissioning, be sure to
close engine seacocks and connect hoses
before lowering your boat into the water.
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
Water must be drained from air conditioning
lines to prevent damage to seacock, sea
strainer, and air conditioning system compo-
nents. Refer to the manufacturer’s manual for
detailed winterization procedures.
1. Open seacock valve and allow water to
drain.
2. Close seacock. Seacock must remain
closed while winterizing the air conditioning
system.
3. Open sea strainer by unscrewing wing nuts
on top of the strainer housing. Remove
screen.
4. Mix 2-3 gallons of nontoxic antifreeze
according to manufacturer’s directions.
5. Fill sea strainer housing with antifreeze.
6. Operate air conditioning pump. Refill sea
strainer with antifreeze as level in strainer
goes down.
7. Continue to operate pump until antifreeze
flows out of thru–hull fitting.
8. Shut off air conditioning pump.
9. Close sea strainer and tighten wing nuts.
10. Open seacock to allow any water trapped in
valve to drain. If your boat is out of the
water, leave seacock open.
11.Dispose of unused antifreeze according to
manufacturer’s instructions.
IMPORTANT: During commissioning, be sure to
close air conditioning seacock before lowering
your boat into the water.
SEACOCKS
Seacocks and sea strainers are normally winter-
ized as part of winterizing the equipment and
systems they serve. When winterization is com-
plete, check to make sure that water is drained
from all seacocks and sea strainers. Water
freezing in valves or sea strainer can damage
those components.
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