Lower Unit Gear Oil Change

[mostlymuskies]

Well cold weather is almost upon us,do not forget to check your Lower Unit gear oil for water.The cost of replacing a gear case if it cracks from freezing water in your gear oil can hurt the pocket book.Also if your boat is out of the water leaving drain plug out can end up with ice hanging from the hole when you go to put in the plug.Put plug in and pour some 50 degree pink rv anti freeze in the bilge to keep bilge pump from freezing up.Also pour some in your live well till it runs out the drain,keep live well pump from freezing and cracking.Get it done before the weekend,cold is coming.

[skipper19]

All good ideas! Tilt your drive down too!

[Sk8man]

If you need to keep it tilted (I do to get out of the steep driveway on the way to storage barn) put it all the way down and make sure all water is out and then put a heavy duty garbage bag over the prop and place a bungi cord tightly around it.