Its February, and I never covered my boat...

[ivanputski]

I realized on a recent shoreline visit to check on
my property/ boat, that I never called my shrink wrap
guy to cover my boat in November... Its sitting on a
jacked up trailer in my yard in RI.

so, what's my move in your opinion? its mid february...

let it ride? pay to have it done? What could happen to it
but leaving it uncovered? It only had a few leaves in it, and
has a self bailing deck. its a 19' center console with T top.
Inside actually looks cleaner than when I wrap it... no
mildew!

[Sea Dangles]

You might need to change your name to Clammer
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[Clammer]

SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEn>>>>>>>>>>>>>&& it might even be Cleaner >,.

&&&&&&&&&& look @ the wasted money you didn,t spend last fall

[beamie]

Well the boat doesn’t melt in the water. I don’t think a little snow will either.

My friends boat was just covered a few weeks ago by his marina after asking them to do it in October. He is pissed feeling what did he pay for. ??? It is alllot. Like 800$. He really wants to not pay full price. Can’t blame him.
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[OLD GOAT]

keep the leaves out of the scuppers

[Nebe]

Shrink wrapping is not just to keep weather out but also UV rays. This is important if you have any varnished brightwork or electronics that are out in the exposed elements.
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[ivanputski]

I have the center console covered,
Im just thinking, shoot... its almost march... I made it this far,
I just dont want water getting into something and freezing/cracking.

Knowing my luck , I would call the guy and it would get wrapped
in the spring!

as far as the guy who paid that marina to wrap it in october, I would
definitely be demanding a discount, and inspect for any damage.

at the end of the day, i'm just a surfcaster that happens to own a boat
mainly for family day-time fun around pt. judith. I've had it for 9
years and im still learning things through trial and error...
(have no idea how to use my fish finder... there are non stop "fish"
icons on my screen that never translates to any fish hahah

[Clammer]

no varnished brightwork ><><

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Clammer

no varnished brightwork ><><

Well. I mean... if you had a blow boat or something.
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[Raider Ronnie]

We’ve had quite a few days below freezing temps, some well below.
Ide be concerned about any areas that collected water & froze.
I assume you atleast winterezed ?
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[ivanputski]

By "Winterized" ........

Well, I
*removed drain plug and store tilted
*stabilized fuel, Fogged engine, changed lower unit oil

[nightfighter]

Pull the batteries
Disconnect supply lines to washdown/baitwell pump and a little antifreeze to head if you have one.....


A guy in town has had water in his washdown pump freeze and blow up his pump each of the past three years....

[MakoMike]

Big difference between not winterizing and not shrink wrapping. I never shrink wrap my boat and never regretted that decision. I always winterize all of the water systems.