for the river guys

hey all you river guys,
do you all have heated grages ? if not what do you do to keep the water out of the boat (bilge pumps live wells ect.) i want to get down there with my boat but i don’t want to wreck anyting

Always make sure your lower unit is full of grease. I do not have a heated garage so I keep my fish this time of year in a cooler. I also do not have a bilge pump to worry about. When I get my boat out of the water at the landing I get my motor upright to drain and fire the motor up for a second to clear impeller. Not sure if this is proper but I have never had a problem with freezing using this procedure.
I am sure you will hear from the pro’s.
Good luck fishing.

another thing is the water still goes in the intake to the livewells in the back of the boat and it’s got a screen over it so i can’t plug that

i got to get on open water helppp…

I remove the screen and put in a plug to keep water out, takes just a few minutes. Most fish get CPR but any for taking home go into a small cooler in the boat..works great in freezing weather.

Yepper my screens just unscrewed and then I put on plastic caps with rubber washers. They came in a 2 pack from Fleet Farm. Standard 3/4″ thread I think.