Converging
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Maybe a naive question but.............How often and for how long are you supposed to take a boat out of the water?
Drying out
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l'escargot
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Long enough to do whatever work you need to do, then put it back in. Boats are meant to float, not sit on quays. Never seen much point in this drying out lark - it only gets wet when you put it back in and it is never going to dry out properly in an English winter by the sea anyway. There are others with a differing opinion though. I'm sure some will be along shortly.
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RIN
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I'm always suprised at the number of boats that come out of the water for the winter. Given the temperatures we have been experiencing, it must be less of a risk to the boat to have it in the water where it is most unlikely to freeze than to have it out on the hard. Cheaper too as you do not have to winterise the engine and neither do you have to pay extra (as you sometimes do) for both your berth and your place on the hard
Oh and of course you can still use it if it is in the water
Oh and of course you can still use it if it is in the water
whisper
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It will also depend on the boat. If you've got outdrives then it has got to come out regularly for servicing. Then there's the need to be out of the water so you can antifoul it.
We now take ours out for about 2 months to allow us the time to get various jobs done. We used to leave her in all year round and only lifted her out for the above tasks to be completed
by "professionals". We now do more of the work ourselves.
Have to admit that it does feel a bit drier in the cabin under the present regime though fitting some sort of low powered heating/dehumidifier would be much better.
Have to agree though that in very cold weather it's far better to keep her in the water.
nonitoo
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Mine is out from the beginning of November until the end of December. Two reasons for this,
1. The weather is not as cold as in Jan/Feb so working on her is easier.
2. Our marina offers a free lift out and HP wash the following year, at your discretion, if you have your boat out and back before Christmas as an incentive to spread their workload over a wider time period.
Tom
1. The weather is not as cold as in Jan/Feb so working on her is easier.
2. Our marina offers a free lift out and HP wash the following year, at your discretion, if you have your boat out and back before Christmas as an incentive to spread their workload over a wider time period.
Tom