laying up

[Micky]

As most will know, i am quite new to this forum and also to owning my own boat. One thing i can not understand is why do you lay up over winter and only use your boats for about half a year.
Personally, winter for me would be the prime time to have a boat in the water, Fishing much better. Also the winters are short in the UK quite often the weather is very good when lots of boats are standing in the yards. Another thing is, i think i would rather have my boat lifted out in the summer for a week or so and work on it with the sunshine and long days, rather then trying to work on it in the short cold wet months.

Sorry for such a dim question.

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[BrendanS]

You'll find that many people here, myself included, boat all winter long

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[powerskipper]

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Julie

 

[mjf]

absolutely agree. Less congested waters and marinas.

Winter days can be wonderful on the water - Use it year round, I believe they are better if kept aflaot and used.

What is the point of sitting in a car park?



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[PhilF]

its safer in the water than on stilts too

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[johnnyb]

i would much prefer to stay in the water but my boat is getting on for 15 years old now and when i bought her the surveyor noted ''slightly high moisture readings in the hull but this is common for boats at Brixham that tend to stay in all year round'' He recommended several months a year out of the water to allow the hull to dry out, so this year she is out now until january and it will give me the chance to do the little jobs that i should be doing during the year that never get done if the weather is reasonable enough to go out not to mention servicing,antifouling etc all in one hit..........

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[omega2]

Laying up is an excuse for the other mob to have a party, we keep fishing and come out during the summer when they are at there most numerous

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[Deleted User YDKXO]

Laying up is a yottie type thing to do. Sailing is boring enough during the summer without having to do it during the winter. Actually, its probably a hangover from the old days when marinas did'nt exist and pleasure craft were berthed to mooring buoys which were removed over winter for maintenance and because of the risk of dragging in winter gales
There's no reason why you should'nt boat throughout the winter although grp hulls are supposed to benefit from a few weeks out of the water to dry out. I think that re-antifouling in mid Summer rather than Spring is a good idea because most fouling takes place during the Spring and early Summer growing season and boatyards are not under as much pressure to get the work done

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[hlb]

I got mine antifouled in June this year. Well only cos the dry land was full up. Thing is, the bottoms cleaner all summer, I'll see what develops through the winter.

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Haydn

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Frankly, I dont think I want to know what develops out of your bottom this winter, thanks all the same

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