Water left in a block over a hard freeze is not a maintenance miss. It is an engine-level repair waiting for winter to arrive.
Water left in a block or manifold over a hard freeze does not just split a hose fitting — it can crack the block or manifold itself, and that turns routine maintenance into an engine-level repair. In a state that reliably freezes hard, this is the one job on a boat that genuinely is not optional.
Fuel left sitting all winter is a related problem rather than a separate one — it can separate and pick up moisture over months of storage, and the residue left behind gums up a carburetor or injectors alike. Stabilizing the fuel and keeping the tank close to full matters as much as draining the water systems, and shrink wrap protects both from the weather in between.
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