winterizing boat

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Poncho

I am not sure about keeping the boat in the salt water. i have heard to many negative things, corrosion bottom paint, ect. if I did it I would most likely opt for a
Parking spot at marina where they vallet your trailer in and out for you. Do you guys have any thought on dry slip vs wet slip
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My boat has been in the salt water for 8 seasons. Yeah, I paint the bottom, have duel batteries and have to replace the zincs every year but the convenience of driving to my boat and jumping in and going far out weight the minor inconvenience of the slip.

The Valet deal is sweet but I think you need deep pockets as it's expensive.

[Got Stripers]

The last two years I've been lucky to hit some good Tog days the end of October, but then I usually winterize the first couple weeks of November. Years ago when I winter fished at the Thames, I never winterized, just plugged in my on board charger after every trip and made sure to drain the water well after each trip.

[zacs]

Originally Posted by piemma

The Valet deal is sweet but I think you need deep pockets as it's expensive.

coincidentally, i called point judith marina in snug harbor a couple of weeks ago to explore the rack storage, where you call 30 mins ahead of time and they have your boat waiting for you in the water...

$210 a foot or something crazy like that.....

i have never met anyone that has actually had a slip that preferred to trailer. In my 12 years or so of boat ownership, I have had about 6 yrs in a slip, and 6 on trailer, and am currently on a trailer, and I wish on a weekly basis I was in a slip, and will probably go back to one next season...