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I still haven't unloaded the Yukon and your stuff is ready for next season lol. Solid advice, go through it all now before you store it and no problems come 1st ice...
Got up at 4:30 , ate breakfast and got to it, stored my smitty up overhead in the garage, my wife and I took the winter cover off the koi pond, cleaned the filter and trimmed the plants, I had fish on ice from Thursday that needed cleaning, after I finished.. I looked at the boat and pulled the cover.. one season ended, aother begins.
Nothing is over.
It's not over until WE say it is.. it wasn't over when the Germans bombed pearl harbor .. and it's not over now(thank you Bluto-animal house)I guess you are right, it's not over, this is next!
Preventative maintenance is absolutely a good thing! Regarding my Ion, I just take the battery off and hang the whole unit from my basement wall from bungees. Zero moisture in my basement, thankfully so I’ve never had rust/corrosion issues. Actually, when I was ice fishing I was always a stationary fisherman... No running and gunning so rarely did my battery ever go below a full charge. 2 holes in the bobhouse and 2 for outside traps. More holes were drilled when moving the shack for tiedowns of course. Much respect for your methods of preventative maintenance and fab work Roccus...some of us are a bit lazy, me included, and tend to only “maintain” if a problem is noticed. We get by.
I dont mind lazy people that dont do maintenance, they make me ALOT of money, part of this "how to" was to help prevent a flighting form going to Davey Jones locker... those bolts I high lighted wear and become loose, I'm just trying to save people money.. as far as the battery goes, the reason you want to remove it is just in case it develops a leak or short( even dry cell batteries can split and corrode).. it will save you a massive headache in the form of a corroded auger.. batteries of all types SHOULD be removed and periodical charged ( batteries stored in a discharged state can sulfate), they will last longer and not potentially destroy your equipment...