Re: Winterizing Yamaha 175
If you would use our "search" function you will get a lot of good info on what other are doing. Luckily, that is not something we do here in Florida.
What you will hear is to change the lower unit oil, you are making sure no water has intruded by doing that. Also a good thing to do every year anyway.
You will want to "fog" the carbs with seafoam. Since I like to run my motor dry of all fuel, you whould be spraying the seafoam after you have disconnected the fuel line and the motor is still running untill it stops.
Run the motor down and retract the tilt rams. Pull the plugs and spray more seafoam in the plug holes. Put the plugs back in.
Place a couple of mothballs under the engine cover. It should keep small toothy critters off the fuel lines, elect. wires, etc.
Throw a few logs on the fire and have a nice Winter. Me, I'll probable throw a few shrimp on the barbie and look forward to some cool weather to move the snapper and grouper a little closer in.