This is my first season/year here. When we first started looking at homes here about 7 yrs. ago they had similar conditions. (Carls pic) I've got to take my I/O out to be winterized then I'll just leave it on the trailer in storage someplace. Carl keeps his on his lift year around..............
Pardon my ignorance; Is it because an IO is more sensitive to freezing than an outboard? I ask because if I ever do upgrade I am certainly considering an IO
Yes, unlike an outboard, the engine is oriented horizontally and retains water in the block in smaller passages and hoses. They can freeze and crack the block and split hoses.
When I was in high school I worked at a large grocery store. I came in at 6am and swept the parking lot etc. That parking lot was my domain!! One day some a hole got out and set his big mega super gulp cup on the ground and went into the store. It was a nice sunny 90 degree day so I dumped it on his windshield. Another time someone dropped a cigarette butt out on the ground. Luckily their window was cracked when they went shopping so I could put it back into their car for them.I've definitely got this pet peeve that gets me really upset when I'm riding down the road and see someone in the car near me, open the window and throw out a McDonald's bag, drink cup, or something similar. I even get mad at the smokers that throw out their cig butts. It looks like snow on the side of the roads, especially near busy intersections. My wife and I love to ride bikes. We often have to dodge broken glass and other things where people toss their garbage out of the window and scatter the junk all over the bike trails, and it's usually empty beer bottles. One more thing and I'll get off of my soap box; it even more maddening when I see the trash tosser is from another county or state. I've called cops and followed some so I can file complaints. It paid off big time once by doing that. Two of the three people in the car had warrants out for their arrest. That shows the total stupidity about them. "I've got warrants out for my arrest, so I'll throw trash out to get some really good attention".
I sure wish the law would seriously crack down on the littering low life of this country.
Ok, I'll calm down now.
h34r: I can't stand people who leave trash everywhere. Animals.
