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Originally Posted by jsul185
Dave R,
Thanks for the info on starting i/o board with the drive up. I was unaware of that. I'm new to this forum and have learned quite a bit trolling the forum for the last hour. I have a 1996 17' sea ray. It's an i/o 6 cylinder mercruiser engine.
Question. I never put the boat in the water until May because I'm afraid the engine bloc will freeze. So how does one know when it's safe to leave your boat on it's mooring for the season?
I glad I found this forum, very informative.
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My pleasure.
Any time the water in the engine block can freeze, you are likely to have damage. No way to predict the safe time of year. I got mine wet in April last year, but there were a couple of frosty nights afterwards that required a drop light in the bilge to avoid freezing damage (my boat is trailered, so it was easy). I think May is gonna be safe no matter what, but I bet there's folks here who drop the boat in for the season earlier than that.