Any thoughts on winterizing your bass boat

[bassmanic1]

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>>9. Made sure all batteries had a full charge.
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>I presume you know they'll have to be charged every thirty
>days to keep them from being trash by spring. (unless they
>are Optimas)
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Good point , my bass boat TM batteries are in a bad spot , I have to disconnect my livewell hose to get them out so I just charge them about every 30-40 days . I just purchased a 50lb Minn Kota TM & a Optima battery for my Jon boat and have used it once , it held up well considering the wind that howled that day . They are pricey but worth the money . Besides Putting Stabil in all stored gas powered motors and running them to get it in the carbs , fogging the boat motor , greasing the wheel bearings , changing lower unit oil , I also heavily spray WD40 on my trailer jack , tow chains , and the trailer tongue itself , it cant hurt . Armor-all the tires really good too . Dont forget to loosen the tension on the main winch strap . My boat has to set outside but I have a canvas cover with PVC pipes over the seat poles to hold it up so snow and ice wont collect on the cover . Now come on spring !

[Danny]

"I also heavily spray WD40 on my trailer jack , tow chains , and the trailer tongue itself"

Bassmanic, you do know that WD40 will desolve and remove any grease or lubricating oil, right? I always make sure to keep white grease on my ball to keep it from cutting into the tongue hitch.

Just a thought.

Tight lines and God Bless

Danny

[bassmanic1]

> "I also heavily spray WD40 on my trailer jack , tow
>chains , and the trailer tongue itself"
>
>Bassmanic, you do know that WD40 will desolve and remove any
>grease or lubricating oil, right? I always make sure to keep
>white grease on my ball to keep it from cutting into the
>tongue hitch.
>
>Just a thought.
>
>Tight lines and God Bless
>
>Danny

Danny ,
Well that grease on the ball sounds a little funny { har har } but I see your point . I use the WD to keep rust away over the winter - I wipe it all down in the spring and use lithum grease were needed . Grease on the tow chains would be very messy anyway . Another thing is in the spring check all screws on the boat , they can get loose and fall out . A coat of marine wax is another good idea but its to late for that now .
Merry Christmas :}