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<blockquote data-quote="Slappy" data-source="post: 340031" data-attributes="member: 7608"><p>Thanks ndwalleyes for including the most important rules for cold weather boating. Failing to let trailer drain deserves a large fine.</p><p></p><p>Never had an issue with two- or four-stroke outboards simply tilting down to drain at the ramp as usual to comply with ANS rules. Cracked lower units happen from being full and freezing solid, not a few drops of water. Starting a motor out of the water to "really drain the lower unit" is unnecessary and asking for problems. It's hard on the impeller even briefly.</p><p></p><p>Once an outboard lower unit has been submerged on a below-freezing day I would probably avoid leaving it trimmed up out of the water long enough to freeze solid but running a kicker then making a 30 minute run with the main is not a problem, just think about trimming down the kicker again after the long run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slappy, post: 340031, member: 7608"] Thanks ndwalleyes for including the most important rules for cold weather boating. Failing to let trailer drain deserves a large fine. Never had an issue with two- or four-stroke outboards simply tilting down to drain at the ramp as usual to comply with ANS rules. Cracked lower units happen from being full and freezing solid, not a few drops of water. Starting a motor out of the water to "really drain the lower unit" is unnecessary and asking for problems. It's hard on the impeller even briefly. Once an outboard lower unit has been submerged on a below-freezing day I would probably avoid leaving it trimmed up out of the water long enough to freeze solid but running a kicker then making a 30 minute run with the main is not a problem, just think about trimming down the kicker again after the long run. [/QUOTE]
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