Usually don't have to do that until early Dec., but consecutive days with lows of 26 and 23 have triggered the event. Not so bad since installing pressurized water system, open the drain cock turn on the sink faucet, turn on the washdown hose bib and drain it dry. Pour in a gallon of the pink stuff and pump until it runs pink from the faucets. Check the boat for anything I might have left that might freeze. Put the Davis airdry on the cabin floor and plug it in. All done.
Before installing the 12V pressurized system, it was a day or so of bursitis pain from manually pumping it dry. The whole system, pump, filters, accumulator, piping, faucet and hose bib was about seventy bucks more than the repair parts for the old manual pump. Service part pricing will often push one in another, better direction.
Yes, definately that time of year. We are expecting solid freeze (20F or -4C)the next couple nights and slightly above during the days.
I did not use the water system on the big boat this year so no winterization of that.
I need to do a final check as to what can stay on board over winter and remove any standing water in the bilge. I seem to wait for the cover until the second snow, not sure why I have adopted this pattern...
I did check and sponged out the one Sunfish for standing water in the mast tube, hull, and cockpit.
The other boat are all flipped upside down.
Not as active of a sailing season as I would have wanted it to be- but completing the new dinghy, upgrading the big trailer, and getting to sail the Sunfish with the new rudder were all steps in the right direction.