How cold before you winterize? (add antifreeze)

[DPForumDog]

We usually wait and winterize our motor when we see we are going to have two or three nights of temps in the upper 20s. Here in Alabama we normally don't reach those temps to mid November.

But I have recently heard that a guy in Nashville said that it is safe to wait to add anti-freeze to your motor until you see temps in the teens for a couple days (as long as the cold temps last only a few days and it warns up to above freezing during the day time)

I hate to winterize and then the temperatures warm up .and we de-winterize and use the boat. and then two weeks later it drops below freezing and we add anti-freeze for the 2nd or 3rd time of the winter.

How cold and for how long does it have to get before You winterize?

Thanks.
Granny DP

 

[superbenk]

Don't use antifreeze & you don't have to worry about it. Just drain thoroughly after each use. "Air don't freeze."

 

[GA_Boater]

This is a duplicate. The other post is here - http://forums.iboats.com/forum/gene...-how-cold-before-you-winterize-add-antifreeze