No spill oil filter change

[RobS]

THAT IS NOT MY BILGE!

[DougSea]

THAT IS NOT MY BILGE!

The first step is to stop the denial Rob!

[Cape Codder]

The boat was pulled and hauled to my driveway last Monday. While the oil was still very warm, I punched a hole in the top of the filter, and it certainly helped the filter drain. Then placed a few paper towels under the filter and spun it off. Very little spillage (hooray!!)The paper towels caught it all.
I also drained the oil cooler. It still took 30 minutes to siphon the crankcase empty. Now she has a fresh dose of Rotella T 15-40, and new filter.
Now on to winterization........

[N4QC]

Rob S.

Sorry - I would like to rephrase my question:

What is the crazed residue in the bilge of a couple of years ago? Baked oil or soot? How would it get cleaned up?

Thanks,

[RobS]

Rob S.
Sorry - I would like to rephrase my question:
What is the crazed residue in the bilge of a couple of years ago? Baked oil or soot? How would it get cleaned up?
Thanks,

Looks to me like oil contaminated water was in the bilge and the water is now gone and the oil left this residue. I would think a degreaser would do the job.