OUTLAW EAGLE MANUFACTURING

selly19 · Joined: 15 Sep 2011 Posts: 23

Any how too or tips on winterizing my E6. 350 and SD309. Only owned outboards before and they want $450 bucks in GP.

tuchodi51 · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 97 Location: fort st john

that's not bad, I just had my mastercraft done in edmonton it was $650.

river rat · Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Posts: 42 Location: canada

call who ever built your motor ie kodiak, marine power and ask them for the info, they are really helpfull. on the other hand 450 is a small price to pay for the reassurance of the job done right. it would sure suck when you run the boat next spring and you have some costly repairs and more down time. my 2 cents

Rivernut · Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 34 Location: Massachusetts

I fish all winter in New England and must "winterize" it every after every wiinter trip. I have the same engine and pump. Drain the block by removing the threaded plugs on the lower center of each side of the engine block. Also remove the threaded pipe plugs at each end of the exhaust manifold. They face down. This is to prevent ice from cracking the block or exhaust manifolds. I would also replace the fittings with small brass ball valves so you may open them without wrenches next time. Use a piece of wire or a small screwdriver to push into each of the 6 opened holes to be sure no sand or debris is in there which may be preventing the water from truly draining. You must also add gas stabilizer if you anticipate not using the boat more than a month or two. It should be added during you final outing in time for it to blend with fuel in the carburetor before the engine is shut off. The jet pump needs no "winterizing" as it self drains. You may choose to put mothballs in the boat to keep critters out, but I don't. Certainly not $400-$600 worth of work.

river rat · Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Posts: 42 Location: canada

hey river nut you would save alot of time by having a closed cooling system on your motor . way less work to do and your motor will last alot longer to

Arthur · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:34 pm Post subject:

Closed cooling system=park boat in garage, put top on.

Rivernut · Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 34 Location: Massachusetts

I don't have the room for a heat exchanger. I just turn the valve levers and shove a wire in each. It takes a couple of minutes and gives the non-smallblock equipped bass boaters time to wow over the engine bay that took their tournament entry yet again! Very Happy