Should I be concerned about ice?

[family affair]

For the sake of convenience I'm considering taking the boat to the trailer guy tomorrow rather than wait another week or more. I will have to drop the boat in his pond and he won't put it on the new trailer till Monday. Saturday weather is forecasted to be a high of 34 and low of 24. Ice will form but will thaw the next day. Should I be worried? I'm thinking the hull will be fine, but I wonder if I should tilt the engine into the water to prevent water from freezing in the lower unit. Anyone have 1st hand experience with this? Am I risking too much?

 

[ocnslr]

Our boat stays in the water all year. When the air temperature is going to be below freezing by more than a few degrees and/or more than a few hours, I tilt the engines back down into the water.

 

[DennisG01]

Leave the engine down and don't give it a second thought. Chances are there may not even be any skinny ice forming on the surface.

 

[family affair]

Thanks guys!