Any step by step “How to winterize Scarab jet boat”

[Bohdiez]

It’s that time of year where I struggle with going to the dealer or saving some money and do it myself. Does anyone have any vids on how to do this step by step? Antifreeze or not is another debate I’ve been reading.
Any help be great fellas

Cheers

 

[Bohdiez]

Guess nobody likes to dabble in this topic. Lol

 

[nolessthen8]

It’s that time of year where I struggle with going to the dealer or saving some money and do it myself. Does anyone have any vids on how to do this step by step? Antifreeze or not is another debate I’ve been reading.
Any help be great fellas

Cheers

What I've read and heard from my dealer is that the exhaust is self draining and should not require any antifreeze pumped into it. Most dealers do that as a precaution. The engines are not fogged because blocks and cylinder heads are aluminum.

 

[kcumjc]

I'm over in Cleveland, Ohio and store my boat outside under a pole barn, but the outsides are open.

My winterization process is quite simple. Inspection, then I run a gallon of the pink antifreeze through each engine's exhaust (2 gallons in total). When I blow out the exhausts there is quite a bit of water that comes out, before the pink comes out. I have the wife give a few shots of throttle while I'm pouring through the flush ports. It's very simple and quite easy with a second person. I will also test the green anti-freeze and make sure it is still good.

Besides cleaning it up, that's all I do. In the spring, I'll run it to op temp, then change the oil & filter. Then, I'll clean and reoil the air filters. Easy peasy on these scarabs.