Should i take my pontoon boat out for the winter?

Question

can it get hurt in the water in the witner time? i didn't think so sense it was metal on the bottom but a lot of people are taking theirs out of the water and i just wanted to make sure.

Answer 1

you will be fine as long as you properly winterize your motor and trim the lowere unit below the waters surface

Answer 2

Stabilize your fuel and run motor to get it through fuel system. Be sure and keep motor straight up and down so prop is under water. The lower unit will be less prone to freeze damage this way.

Answer 3

It is best to dry dock all boats over the winter if you live in cold areas of the world now if your in Florida that is another story

Answer 4

If the water freezes yes>And the weight of the snow & ice can do damage to the hulls if frozen>

Answer 5

If the water doesn't freeze, you may be OK, but if you get a "flash freeze" and ice forms, that ice will be like a hot knife through butter to those pontoons. There isn't much to a pontoon on a boat, and it doesn't take much to slice one open. Anyway, you should just eliminate all question and worry and just take it out of the water.

Answer 6

Ice can crush a metal hull.  If others are outhauling, then I encourage you to do the same to prevent damage.  good luck

Answer 7

yea, you should if you live where the water freezes in the winter. But if where you live the water doesn't get too cold, you should be fine.

Answer 8

It will be fine.

Answer 9

There is no need to take it out of the water. Put stabilizer in the gas tank. Run it for a bit and it should be fine.

Answer 10

does where ever you keep the boat ever freeze over? hen yes you MUST take the boat out. Solid ice can crush a boat; even worse, thin ice in big sheets can cut the hulls open like a giant knife would, especially if the ice moves ( like on a river)

besides, the bottom probably needs cleaning anyway, and if the boat is  metal, especially aluminum, the less time in the water ands subject to electrolysis, the better.

Answer 11

if the lake freezes, then YES!!!!!!!!!!!!