How do you cover your boat for the winter?

[fish4striper]

Boat sees the worst weather on the water- saltwater/salt. It's all fiberglass, why cover it?

I jack it up, take off some electronics, everything else in the boat that might mold/corrode, check on it thru the winter, go clean it up in the spring. I don't see the reason to bother covering it.

[ProfessorM]

I was going to say the same thing. Mine has been sitting at work filling with oak leaves for the last month. Got to get off my ass and drag it home.

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

I was going to say the same thing. Mine has been sitting at work filling with oak leaves for the last month. Got to get off my ass and drag it home.

If you can wait till Sunday, I go get it with you, I can sit around, but can't do much else at the moment

[ProfessorM]

Thanks Bill but I am waiting to finish my driveway at the front of the street. I widened it and still need more fill and my neighbor who is helping me out with his truck and bucket loader has been busy hauling cranberries. Hopefully he will get it done this upcoming week.

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Thanks Bill but I am waiting to finish my driveway at the front of the street. I widened it and still need more fill and my neighbor who is helping me out with his truck and bucket loader has been busy hauling cranberries. Hopefully he will get it done this upcoming week.

Offer stands until 11.21. Surgery is on 11.23

[nightfighter]

Got her put away today. Very happy with the fit of the cover I bought from boatcoversdirect.com. $370.00 vs. 300.00 for shrink wrap.

[angler management]

I started with shrink wrap.
Then tried to be a little cheaper and covered with a blue tarp. That worked, just a bit more work on my part. I would go out and clear heavy snow. The light snow would slide off.

Reason not to tie with rope to a frame or any fixed object. It has no give. Bunge or buckets move and save the tarp. BUT I like the idea of a "belt" putting the rope around the boat. (just like shrink wrap) If Air can not get under and move the tarp, it's a non issue.

My latest and best plan ever is a temporary garage. Mine is a "clear Span" but there are lots of manufactures. I can run the boat later and start earlier in the year. Just back it in and I'm done. Middle of winter on a sunny day it will be 60 deg inside. I wax the boat, do repairs. Hide from the wife and kids and suck down a beer dreaming about fishing.
I got one 15 x 28 for about 1,500. Figure 5 or 6 years of shrink wrap would be about the same cost.

[MakoMike]

Just leave it be. Block it so the water drains. It was made to be out in the weather.

[MTC]

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[SweetD]

Here's how my 19ft'er CC wraps up - same tarp for six years now. When we put the garage on the house a couple years ago, I had the little extra space made on the driveway to tuck the boat in...works out great.

Just a 2 x 4 from the bow to the console, and again from console to motor cowling. Zip tied to the bow and console rail. Bungee cords all the way around tied down like a drum head. And one rope thru the grommets all the way around and tied thru the front. No issues, just occasional brush off when we have heavy wet snow...got it down to a science by now...good luck!







Dave

[Clammer]

I <ve never covered a boat in all the years I,ve owned one ;; matter of fact I havn,t pulled mine out for the winter in over 30 years & all is well . I have never had a problem that could be related to keeping it in wide open spaces ;;

[Raven]

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