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Questioning my priorities.... Are they wrong? ;-)

Dec 10, 2011

Ted I am pretty lazy when it comes to my boat. The mechanic takes it around to his yard, blocks it up and winterizes it and Im done. Do you have inboards,outboards or stern drives? I have one roof left for Monday, with the early morning frost i won't hit it till 10 am. tuesday I will break it all down and wait till next season.

Roof Cleaning New Jersey · Dec 10, 2011

I must be doing suttin wrong. Theres no boat here to winterize. I just double checked, still no boat. I need to winterize my hammock by flipping it over and getting the leaves off, then roll it up into the shed. Its a really nice hammock but I didnt have time to use it this year. Who has time for a boat? Im jealous of you guys.

Dec 10, 2011

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Patrick - it's an outboard (well two of 'em, one's a kicker). No big deal really, 'cept ordinarily the boat would have been put to bed by now instead of some pumps and hoses.

Ed - isn't that part of owning our own business - having time for whatever we please, or not having time if that's preferred. (Read cha-ching!!) Seriously, I had a blast working my own hours over the summer.

Gary - have those ice trays in the freezer filled with roof mix yet? LOL Mrs. Gary will love that. disbelief

Larry - confuse biggrin

Dec 10, 2011

Ted I have a '25 Welcraft with twin 150 Yamahas, she moves pretty good! Here on the Island I am rt across from Fire Island and I enjoy heading over there on a week day only, to crowded on the weekend. Ed anytime you want to go out for a boat ride...just call Ted.

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Roof Cleaning Long Island N.Y 516-763-4108 wrote:
Ted I have a '25 Welcraft with twin 150 Yamahas, she moves pretty good! Here on the Island I am rt across from Fire Island and I enjoy heading over there on a week day only, to crowded on the weekend. Ed anytime you want to go out for a boat ride...just call Ted.

LOL! I think yours is just a wee bit faster than mine. OK. A LOT faster!

Roof Cleaning New Jersey · Dec 10, 2011

Generous to offer Teds boat. Pat when I did have a boat I would take it out of Woodbridge, around Staten Island, accross Raritan Bay to hit the resaurant/bars near Sandy Hook. After a few pitchers of Kilians I could never seem to find my car.

Dec 11, 2011

They say the two happiest days of a boater owners life is when he buys the boat and when he sells it. Gee Ed that must have been tough forgeting where you parked......

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Hey Ted,..wondering about freezing temperatures can make for a sleepless night if you know your stuff is gonna possibly freeze. Not sure of your setup,..but a simple and fast way to winterize your pump and hose is to simply remove the suction hose and stick it in a gallon of the pink rv anti-freeze and run it through,..depending on how much the hose holds it may take a couple gallons. The end of the season is always a pain for s northerners. I put a tee on my suction line so I could simply shut the roof tank off and turn the other valve on to make winterizing simple.

The mix in the tank won't hurt anything by freezing, unless it's completely full,..but in a partially empty tank there will be room for expansion. And it would have to get REALLY cold to freeze a tank full of roof mix to a solid state anyhow.

Jeff

John Burdine · Dec 11, 2011

I run antifreeze thru the pump down. i don't worry about the tank tho but the ball valve might be a concern. is it safer to keep those closed or open i wonder?

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John Burdine wrote:
I run antifreeze thru the pump down. i don't worry about the tank tho but the ball valve might be a concern. is it safer to keep those closed or open i wonder?

open.

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