Talk Morgan Forums Community Welcome Forum Winterising the car

I was about to post for advice on winterising the car when I did a quick search, and decided instead to resurrect this thread.

My boat will be prepared next weekend for the winter ashore because, based on experience, if I leave her in the water I know I won't go down to sail until the clocks go forward.

This is my first year of Morgan ownership. I've done 4000 miles since the end of March and quite like the idea of a few drives through the South Downs on crisp winter afternoons. My first question is do others that don't "put the car away" actually drive it in the winter (or does my sailing experience hold for Morgan driving as well)? I doubt that I've seen other Morgans on the road near me more than half a dozen times this summer, so not seeing any others over the winter will not be a guide.

Second (and third) questions - how many people follow the list in the link above and is it ok to turn over the engine whilst the car is on axle stands? Coming back to the boat, it is generally agreed that one shouldn't turn over the engine whilst the boat is ashore, but she does sit on a fin keel and props, and if the latter were to be shaken out (boat engines are pretty rough running) the domino effect could take out a whole row, whilst my Morgan would only drop a couple of inches. Still, I'd be grateful for guidance.

Mark