Winter motor storage

[jehu]

What do you guys do for long term motor storage?
Soon the water here in New England will turn hard, do you "fog" your motors?
If so with what?

Thanks, Jim.

[Fluid]

I store mine indoors, no special treatment other than oiling bearings as usual.



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[fweasel]

You know this is an electric forum, right?

[jehu]

You know this is an electric forum, right?

Yes Sir I do, when I pulled my Impluse 31 out of storage this spring, the motor was "stuck",
with some slight rotation of the prop shaft I was able to free it and it seems to run fine,
just trying to avoid this in the future.

[fweasel]

Yes Sir I do, when I pulled my Impluse 31 out of storage this spring, the motor was "stuck",
with some slight rotation of the prop shaft I was able to free it and it seems to run fine,
just trying to avoid this in the future.

Interesting. Did the motor get wet or fully submerged last season? Even if the magnets got a light coat of surface rust on them, they should still not be in contact with any rotating parts. Perhaps it was bearings or the flex cable that was bound up. Preventative and scheduled lubrication should help, but if it was the bearings, they're shot and should be replaced.

[jehu]

Yes the motor has gotten wet, but never fully submerged, I always lube my cable and strut bearings after each trip to the lake.
Unfortunately the stock Dynomite motor has no way to lube the motor bearings.

Thanks for the insight.

[fweasel]

Any time my Dynamite motors get wet enough, significant water in the hull, I break them down and use corrosion X on the inside of the can and oil each bearing individually. Depending you your specific motor, that may involve removing the rear cap in order to access the rear bearing.