Boat Winterization in Tonawanda New York
Boat Winterization Tips
All Boat Keys Must Be Left in Boat or Dropped off at Service Desk or a Hot Wire Fee Will Be Charged. Customers Must Empty Porta-Pottie, We Will Not Empty Porta-Pottie for Any Reason
I/O - Inboards
The Following Steps Are Done by Collins Marine to Prevent Freeze
- Add gas stabilizer to fuel tank. Treatment up to 30 gallons-additional to treat more
- Fog cylinder of motor with appropriate storage oil.
- When fogging motor fuel will be run out of carb (not EFI.)
- Replacement of fuel & water separator filter at no extra charge-otherwise water will freeze & crack filter.
- Drain water from power steering cooler.
- Drain water from block of motor & add non-toxic anti-freeze
- Service lower unit. No extra charge for Hi Pro Oil, I.V. bottles, Volvo Dual Prop Drive & Bravo - Bravo II, Bravo III Drive.
- Change fill & vent seals on drive at no extra charge.
- Grease all external fittings on outdrive.
- Clean flame arrestor on carb. - No extra charge.
- Check & top off levels of oil in the following: power trim & tilt, power steering, power trim tab & transmission oil on straight inboards at no extra charge.
- Remove bilge plug from boat.
- All boats serviced will have Damp-Away put in them to control mildew growth in boat at no extra charge.
- Check motor oil for moisture and condition
Collins Marine offers the best VALUE and QUALITY on the River!
ALL 4 CYL. 1/O (115-190 HP) INCLUDING CLOSED COOLING $299.00
V-6s, V-8s, INLINE 6s, INBOARDS & EFI $399.00
JETBOATS - SINGLE ENGINE $179.00 TWIN ENGINE $299.00
All closed cooling motors get freeze point of anti-freeze checked. NOTE: Flushing & changing anti-freeze is additional. All closed cooling motor end caps for heat exchangers are left off for the winter and must be re-installed in spring before using boat
I/O Motor Summarization in spring: $150.00 per motor.
Diesel Motors by Quote Only!
Jetboat Summarization in spring: single $89.00 twin $150.00
Fall specials:
Motor oil change: Regular oil $149.00 (Includes filter & 5 quarts of oil)
Engine tune-ups include compression test:
- 4 CYL reg $159 NOW $109 plus parts
- V-6 reg $169 NOW $149 plus parts
- V-8 reg $219.00 NOW $189.00 plus parts
Outdrive Service Program: was $149.99 NOW $99.99 (excludes old style Volvo's)
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Additional Systems $ Generator Oil Change $95.00 Generator Winterization $105.00 Water System Winterization - Up to 25' $100.00 26'-30' $120.00 31'-40' $159.00 41' & up $199.00 ICE MAKER INCLUDED AT NO EXTRA CHARGE - A/C - Heat Systems $80.00 Live Well Winterization $40.00 -
Additional Systems $ 1 Head / Holding $85.00 2 Head / Holding $110.00 Porta-Potties are NOT winterized by Collins Marine. - Customer must empty pottie and remove from boat for storage. - "WE WILL NOT EMPTY FOR ANY REASON" -
Battery Storage Is as Follows:
Batteries are left in boat & disconnected.
NOTE: Battery Manufacturers recommend storing a fully charged battery so it will not freeze
Batteries Removed for Customer Pick Up: NOTE: $25.00 fee per battery to remove from boat.
- Boats by water- battery must remain in boat until the boat is removed from water.
- Customer must supply battery for installation and summerization in the spring or an additional $25.00 fee for summerization will apply. We will not install batteries after summerization has been completed.
Boat Winterization - Outboards
Steps to Have Your Boat Ready for Next Seasons:
- Run motor with special winterizing solution.
- Run carburetors until out of fuel.
- Grease all fittings on motor.
- Change lower unit oil.
- Add gas stabilizer to fuel tank.
- Remove bilge plug from boat.
- Top off all oil injection tanks to prevent moisture build up
- All boats serviced will be treated with Damp Awayat no charge.
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Outboards $ 2 - 20HP $149.00 21 - 50 HP $169.00 51 - 99 HP $179.00 99 and up $189.00 Motor Summerization $109.00 each Oil is an additional charge