Boat Winterization Services in Metro Vancouver

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Boat Winterization Services

If you live somewhere the temperature drops below the freezing point, you need to prepare your boat for winter. Compared to automobiles, boats have many exposed parts that corrode and deteriorate over time. The cold season only worsens and intensifies this deterioration. Winterizing a boat is a great way to protect it before the cold season sets in, prevent or minimize damage due to the freezing temperatures and ensure your boat is ready to go in the spring.

At OS Marine, our team of skilled, experienced and certified marine professionals offer fall maintenance and winterization services for boats of all types and sizes.

What Happens to Your Boat During Winter?

During the winter, water freezes and expands by about 9% in volume. This expansion causes a push outward with great force, disrupting anything in its way. There’s a lot that can go wrong when water freezes where it doesn’t belong. In low temperatures, the freezing and expansion of water can crack and damage your engine block, split hoses and pipes, damage fiberglass, destroy your refrigeration system, crack fixtures and shut down your boat.

However, water freezing isn’t the only thing that can cause havoc on your boat during winter. Numerous factors may cause boat damage, including:

• Unchanged oil left in your engine may shorten its life and reduce its efficiency.
• Dirty oil containing acidic contaminants and salt may result in corrosion and damage delicate engine parts.
• Unstable fuel left in the engine can lead to different fuel deposits, gumming, dirt in the engine and difficulty starting and running.
• Algae can grow on diesel and cause clogging.
• Mold and mildew may develop if the boat is left unventilated.
• Snow will melt and let water into your boat if it isn’t covered.
• Batteries that aren’t fully charged at the beginning of winter may discharge completely before spring, damaging their life span.

The deterioration of these crucial parts of your boat will ultimately affect the appearance and performance of your vessel and will cost you thousands of dollars in repairs. Therefore, it is important to schedule professional winterization services to prevent boat damage and save money and time after winter.

Our Winterization Services

Winterization involves a lot of activities. The specific winterization services you’ll need will depend on your boat. At OS Marine, we offer the following winterization services:

• Draining everything that holds water—engines, plumbing lines, tanks, cooling systems
• Adding antifreeze to necessary places to protect against the lowest temperatures
• Changing oils in engines and fogging cylinders
• Flushing everything that comes into contact with saltwater
• Disconnecting batteries and charging or discharging them depending on the type
• Treating gasoline fuel stabilizer
• Filling diesel tanks and treating them with antimicrobial stabilizer
• Covering your boat with shrink wrap

Winterizing your boat is essential as it helps you start a trouble-free season in spring, protects your investment and prolongs the life of your boat.

Professional Boat Winterization Services in Vancouver

If you’re looking for boat winterization services in Vancouver, BC, contact us at OS Marine.

We have a team of highly trained, experienced and certified marine professionals to offer you proper winterization services and storage facilities that will help protect your boat from the effects of winter and prepare you for the next season.

Call us today at +1 (778) 237-3565 or send us a message via our contact form below to learn more about our services.

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