How To Properly Winterize Your Direct Drive Ski Boat

This video covers all everything needed to winterize the engine in any direct drive ski boat. This same procedure can be followed on any small or big block Chevy or Ford engines using an open loop cooling system.
Malibu, Mastercraft, Ski Nautique, Centurion, Tige

[@davewaldenberg4890]

Great job! Explained well and just what i needed! Thank you

[@dkofoed]

Great video, exactly what I was looking for! Just got a 99 response this summer and you break this down very well.

[@johnhill4481]

Thanks for the great video. I’ve got a 93 echelon lx and I’m afraid to go without antifreeze but because of your video I’m going to do it.

[@DaShawpInc]

Thanks for this awesome video hoss!!!

[@paulowen-iy6vm]

If the boat has a heater dont forget to drain that too. I put an airline on the water inlet hose and blow m manilfolds through. You can also run antifreeze through it) as youn said, but not really needed, the main advantage of the antifreeze is it reduces rusting inside the cast iron parts

[@ShuswapLivin]

Good info. Im looking to get my first boat soon. Thank you 🙂👌

[@keithyeah8348]

Do you fog the engine? I have a 98 Response with a carburetor and people always tell me to fog it.

[@ivanyano667]

Hey mate! I have a question, is there any water to drain around the trans fluid system of a direct drive? I do not find a plug anode or any hoses connected directly to it. It’s a mastecraft RTP-1 2006. Thank you for making this video.

[@mikemjw4533]

Nice job. Do you have a transmission cooler that you need to drain?

[@barefootrocker]

He pointed at it 5:26, and drained it at 5:46.

[@user-yp4gg7tl6i]

Could be interested in your old windshield frame I have some problems there

[@connorduester]

Sorry, old windshield is already gone

[@dereknsloan]

Good video Connor. Can you comment on how to winterize the heater?

[@billallen7716]

Is there a reason why you don't pump any pink fluid through your water lines before you drain

[@connorduester]

There's nothing to freeze if you remove ALL the water from the lines

[@RustyClam]

Buy your gas at the airport hundred octane no alcohol.