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Over here we usually cover our boats when on the hard during the winter or we put them in an expensive storage facility. I did not want to do either and decided to try another approach, shrink wrap!
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rafiki_ said:
Looks good.

To my understanding, Goteborg has a much milder climate than the North and East of Sweden. Does this make a difference?
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That's true but it would not change how you cover your boat when on the hard.

In the North and East the sea almost always freeze but on the westcoast the sea stays liquid (the last 2 years beeing an exception).
 
A_8 said:
That's true but it would not change how you cover your boat when on the hard.

In the North and East the sea almost always freeze but on the westcoast the sea stays liquid (the last 2 years beeing an exception).
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I agree, but it must be tempting to store your pride and joy inside over the winter, with the really hard weather you get there.

I used to travel the route from Got to Trollhattan regularly, and saw many a sorry looking boat in a yard, covered in snow.
 
How are you tackling the condensation/moisture problem?

Edit: when storing our ex-ex-boat outside, we had big bowls of road salt all over the boat. It helped, but there was a lot of moisture to absorb, so we had to bring in fresh salt a couple of times during the winter.
 
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love it, I would love an all over cover for my boat. Last year there was a Nimbus at Mercury on the hard with a brand new all over cover which was beautifully made... I was very jealous! Have got a tarpaulin in the loft that I was considering taking with me when my boat comes out the water on the 22nd Nov and cover the wheelhouse with it.... not quite the same though! :rolleyes:
 
rafiki_ said:
I agree, but it must be tempting to store your pride and joy inside over the winter, with the really hard weather you get there.

I used to travel the route from Got to Trollhattan regularly, and saw many a sorry looking boat in a yard, covered in snow.
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True again, darkness, half snow and major amounts of water would make many sorry boats..
Interesting reply though, did you have anything to do with GM or SAAB maybe?
 
scubaman said:
How are you tackling the condensation/moisture problem?

Edit: when storing our ex-ex-boat outside, we had big bowls of road salt all over the boat. It helped, but there was a lot of moisture to absorb, so we had to bring in fresh salt a couple of times during the winter.
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I've got a bit of heat (min 5 degrees C) and an electrical de-condensation unit installed, it takes up to 20 ltr's every 24h so relative humidity is less the 50% at all times.
 
A_8 said:
True again, darkness, half snow and major amounts of water would make many sorry boats..
Interesting reply though, did you have anything to do with GM or SAAB maybe?
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Yes, I ran a number of projects for Saab. Interesting times..........................I had to spend 3 days a week at Saab for many months unravelling some technical issues. Not a lot to do in Trollhattan, so it encouraged very long days in the office.
 
A_8 said:
I've got a bit of heat (min 5 degrees C) and an electrical de-condensation unit installed, it takes up to 20 ltr's every 24h so relative humidity is less the 50% at all times.
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That sounds good. We didn't have electricity available, so had to resort to more basic measures.
 
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