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Up north we are used to early snow-falls...this was the weekend we needed to get the boat ready to come out of the water. What a PITA moving around the slippery docks
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Re: Unwinterized yacht in arctic Texas-Questions for my Yankee Hatteras friends & exp
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02-18-2021 11:29 AM #22Senior Member
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Re: Unwinterized yacht in arctic Texas-Questions for my Yankee Hatteras friends & exp
Exactly. I am disappointed on my 52 how tricky the engine through hulls are to get to--on my belly with a lever extender tool, thru hull valves buried in the narrow valley between the keel longitudinal beams and the holding tank platform--When I exercise them, I occasionally imagine an actual catastrophic flooding situation of those large hoses or strainers and cringe, wishing they were much quicker and easier to access. Maybe I need to consider a bigger boat??
Cheers,
Eric
BREAKAWAY 1990 Hatteras 52CMY
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02-18-2021 05:53 PM #24
Re: Unwinterized yacht in arctic Texas-Questions for my Yankee Hatteras friends & exp
All of them.... and yes, walk in engine rooms are good.
1 Master head is in a cabinet in the stateroom. 5 seconds.
2 SB engine and mid lav head in SB engine room. 10 seconds, no tools. Have to check the space anyways before I leave.
3 Port engine and AC pump in port engine room..... 10 seconds, no tools.
4 Forward head and generator are in the space under galley floor. I have to lift the hatch, but here too it's not a bad idea to take a look around before leaving the boat. 30 seconds.....
So total less than a minute. I should have my wife time me...... OK maybe it's two minutes..... still the peace of mind is priceless.1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
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Re: Unwinterized yacht in arctic Texas-Questions for my Yankee Hatteras friends & exp
It never ceases to amaze me at the way people over think this stuff, yet "if the factory did it it HAS to be correct" Remember this, the average school grade completed in New Bern is probably 11th. On mine I kept the seacocks in situ and moved the strainers to where they can be accessed. The OEM location for the seacocks, strainers and packing access was plain 'ol stoopid.DSCN2471.jpgDSCN0040.JPGDSCN1105.jpg
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02-21-2021 12:33 PM #26Senior Member
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Re: Unwinterized yacht in arctic Texas-Questions for my Yankee Hatteras friends & exp
UPDATE on what I found when I got back to boat (for historical "data"):
bottomline is zero damage (except the transom hand shower sprayer died from neglect--I should have left it drained last time I used it in nov 2019!
Even 12 pack cans of coke and fizzy water stacked in the open on the Aft deck inside strataglass enclosure were fine.
After a long week of history Houston Texas lows (14degF), ice/snow storm and howling winter winds (25knots) and no power or heat for most of 3 days, no boat issues, belongings or food damage. Key was harbor water temp (SST in the harbor started the week at 56deg and ended at 45deg). would have been bad if on the hard or floating in near freezing water.
Lessoned (re)learned:
1) writing now and plan to use a winterization checklist for my specific boat
2) writing now and plan to share winterization checklist for marina (marina under dock PVC waterlines were inadequately drained and have shredded. Also sewer line damage. Water still down for a few more days (but OBE as local water supply is still nonpottable and unavailable) .
3) add to my list of boat tasks to improve location and access to seacocks/strainers (but doubt I'll get to that anytime soon).
Thanks everyone!Cheers,
Eric
BREAKAWAY 1990 Hatteras 52CMY
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02-21-2021 03:31 PM #28Senior Member
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02-21-2021 08:57 PM #29Senior Member
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