I have stored in the water form the past three years and find it is preferable to "dirt beach". I treat the boat the same as if it was dry stored, do all the same things. Also close all seacocks. I added fittings above my seacocks for the heads so I can pump the pink stuff through the entire system. I usually blow out my pottable water system with air. I connect at the stern where the dock water hooks up. After its blown out I pump the pink stuff thru til it comes out at each fawcett. Then I blow it out again and reuse the stuff to do the heads. I do my engines through the strainers after closing the sea cock. I made up a PVC 1 1/2 pipe with a funnel on top to pour the anti freeze into the top of the strainer. I drain the strainer of sea water before I fill it with anti freeze. I also pump straight anti freeze into the hose between the strainer and the sea cock. This may be over kill but I feel more comfortable with it winterized. I also had to add a fitting to winterize the line between the 12V fresh water pump and the tank. I bought it at West Marine. It has a pick up hose you can Drop into a gallon jug of the pink stuff. Actually you can do the entire water system from this point a lot easier. I would rather blow it out. I keep two one hundred watt light bulbs burning in the bilge and engine room. This keeps the bilge warm near the pump and eliminates most moisture in the engine room. I am in Massachusetts and we get temps down to 10 on some days. Most days its above freezing and if it is over 32 and the sun is out I can be comfortable in the salon in the afternoon without turning on the heat. I use a kerosene heater as I winterize my reverse cycle units. I do those the same as the engines and generator, thru the strainer with my special pipe and funnel. ( You need another person to start and shut down engines and A/C units if you try this method. I have seen special covers to put on straners for winterizing, they have a fitting that takes a garden hose size connection. Some day I may look into them but for now I will stick to my current method. I use a 110 V pump that has a garden hose fitting to pump the pink stuff so it would be an easy change. Tom Egan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1