02-05-2021, 12:10 AM
In Washington I fished a specific lake in the Eastern side every month of the year. A few times I even become the SS Icebreaker to get out to open water. Ya, letting the boat soak can usually free it.
The next time I got the boat off easy so I let the bunk "dry" while fishing. I then sprayed it with silicone. About every third or forth time I would spray the bunks down again with silicone. After the first treatment a little will go a long way. I never had issues again.
If you have an outboard, when you can lower the engine when you have loaded the boat. It will drain, but if you hit the ignition switch just long enough to turn it over then right back off, it will not hurt the engine but will drain the water out of the pump immediately. I have a Merc I have been doing this to for 19 years without issue.
The next time I got the boat off easy so I let the bunk "dry" while fishing. I then sprayed it with silicone. About every third or forth time I would spray the bunks down again with silicone. After the first treatment a little will go a long way. I never had issues again.
If you have an outboard, when you can lower the engine when you have loaded the boat. It will drain, but if you hit the ignition switch just long enough to turn it over then right back off, it will not hurt the engine but will drain the water out of the pump immediately. I have a Merc I have been doing this to for 19 years without issue.