Winterize Your Boat Like a Pro in 7 Steps

Winter sucks if you love boating! The single most important maintenance you can do for your boat is long-term storage prep or boat winterization. Not doing these can cost you serious money and tons of aggravation in the spring. We created a list of the 7 steps to do it like a pro, along with some extra ones for bonus points. In this Ultimate Guide to Boat Winterizing video, we cover: 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Must Do 1: Drain Engine Block (Sterndrive, Inboard) 1:37 - Must Do 2: Drain Boat Components 2:05 - Must Do 3: Check for water in lower unit (Sterndrive, Outboard) 2:40 - Must Do 4: Stabilize your fuel and run through the engine 3:02 - Must Do 5: Remove Hull Drain Pug(s) 3:24 - Must Do 6: Charge Battery and Disconnect or Remove it 3:38 - Must Do 7: Cover your Boat for Winter Snow/Ice Load 4:02 - Good To Do 1: Change Your Engine Oil (SternDrive, Inboard, Outboard) 4:13 - Good To Do 2: Change your Lower Unit Lubricant (SternDrive, Outboard) 4:30 - Good To Do 3: Empty Boat of all damp or absorbent materials 4:54 - Good To Do 4: Clean Boat (Hull bottom particularly) 5:09 - Good To Do 5: Add moisture absorber and rodent repellents 5:23 - Good To Do 6: Research Maintenance and Repairs to do in the off-season _________________________________________________ *Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/@boatinglessons?sub_confirmation=1 *Get checklists and other boating resources here: https://blog.lenscove.com/boatingresources *Check out this playlist for other boating care tips: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiYTkMUynMp6g0nknFqvHzaMaVgyolaze&si=jg5wOrpSBe7R_mGy *One-on-one boat chat to ask me questions: https://app.hubspot.com/meetings/sean715 *Len's Cove Learning Center: https://www.lenscove.com/learning-center/ how to winterize a boat, boat winterization, boat winterizing, winterizing inboard boat motor, boat winterizing checklist, winterizing my boat, Winterize Your Boat Like a Pro, Boat Winterization Guide, boat winterizing mistakes, boat winter, boat winter storage, winterize boat engine, winterize boat motor, how to winterize a boat engine, how to winterize a boat outboard