It is getting pretty cold down here, low 20’s at night. I know, I know, you poor soles in Minnesota have it a lot worse that we do but our boat doesn’t have much insulation so it gets pretty chilly in here at night.
Gary has to plug up our vents
One of our side vents
with foam sheets to help keep the cold out.
Foam sheets
We used these last year too so they had already been measured and cut to fit. This is what he does, first he rolls them up
Just Roll it up
Then he slides them into the vent
Hold it up
Stuff it in
We even use sponges for some of the shell cowls
Sponges work too.
Of course if we take off with the boat, we have to pull the foam from the engine vents so they can get some air. This is quite a common thing to do here when people leave their boats in the water year round. We see some boats being winterized just like we would in Minnesota. We don’t winterize our systems, even when we go back to Minnesota for Christmas. We just make sure we have some heaters on and as the water in the harbor stays about 50 degrees, the engines are OK.
So winterizing in Iuka, MS is considerable easier than in Minnesota. We are very happy about that :).
Well, we are off to surprise our Grandson and his parents. We aren’t suppose to show up till December 1st but we are going to arrive on the 21st of November. (I am posting this after the fact so as not to spoil the surprise). We’ll be up in the fridged (is there such a word?) Minnesota for 6 weeks. I hope we can handle it :).
Touch of Class 
The BEST 1st birthday present ever! Glad you’re back! Can’t wait to see you! Good Photos!
Thanks! We are glad to be back a little early, see you guys soon.
Welcome HOME
Thanks Bets, we’ll see you soon.
We left our boat in the water year round while in Cincinnati. Though the engines were winterized we were able to still use the boat on the weekends in the slip. We even opened Christmas presents one winter on the boat. Only bad thing was not being able to pump out so we used the marina bathrooms. Not fun at night. We also used a portable dehumidifier to keep the single pane windows from sweating too much from the cold. It heated to boat too and the water drained outside via a hull drain I installed. I lived on the boat for several months after the family moved by to MN while my corporate commitment was finished and really enjoyed it. If we move to WA next year our plan is to get another boat large enough we can sleep in. Have a great Thanksgiving and Christmas! (not sure if my reply shows up as an email to you or as a comment on your page) From: Touch of Class To: rodpinch@yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:32 AM Subject: [New post] Winterizing the Boat #yiv1345098122 a:hover {color:red;}#yiv1345098122 a {text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc;}#yiv1345098122 a.yiv1345098122primaryactionlink:link, #yiv1345098122 a.yiv1345098122primaryactionlink:visited {background-color:#2585B2;color:#fff;}#yiv1345098122 a.yiv1345098122primaryactionlink:hover, #yiv1345098122 a.yiv1345098122primaryactionlink:active {background-color:#11729E;color:#fff;}#yiv1345098122 WordPress.com | The Hermes posted: “It is getting pretty cold down here, low 20’s at night. I know, I know, you poor soles in Minnesota have it a lot worse that we do but our boat doesn’t have much insulation so it gets pretty chilly in here at night.Gary has to plug up our vents” | |
I remember you telling us about Christmas on the boat. I don’t think that will ever happen with us. Too many people involved. But we are happy to return to Minnesota to be with
family at Christmas time. You and Barb have a great Thanksgiving.