Seastoke
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Ok so we boat all year ,but some one mentioned their boat coming out in a few weeks for the winter ,when do you take out your boat and why .
Winter boating
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vandy
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All year round - the boat is lifted every three months for scrubbing. and once in November for fresh antifoul.
Bandit
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My boat stays in the water year round, it comes out for servicing, antifouling etc in May / June, because it suits work schedule wise, a lift and pressure wash in August / September and possibly one in April.
Use mainly April to September and October and March if the weather is good, very occasionally used over the winter but social calendar, work calendar, dog sitter, weather and tides generally work against this.
My boat does not stay out for any period except for works.
Use mainly April to September and October and March if the weather is good, very occasionally used over the winter but social calendar, work calendar, dog sitter, weather and tides generally work against this.
My boat does not stay out for any period except for works.
sprocker
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Does the decision on wether to leave in or lift out partly depend on the length of boat? i.e. Shorter boats easier to haul out and store?
We currently have a 19' Bayliner and will be hauling out for the winter at some point, but hoping to upgrade to something a little larger (around 26'-28') and had thought about leaving her in all year round.
We currently have a 19' Bayliner and will be hauling out for the winter at some point, but hoping to upgrade to something a little larger (around 26'-28') and had thought about leaving her in all year round.
Seastoke
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use ours a lot in winter with elec hook up and heating its great and some days you get great weather and nothing better than having the sea to your self we
rbcoomer
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Our boat lives out anyway, but we do go out all year round. Less often in winter perhaps, but more because of weather than anything else - it tends to be wetter (just)!
Momac
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I have always left the boat in over winter . It is better protected by frost .
Intentions to keep boating December to February have come to little. Floods and ice have trapped the boat at its mooring on occasions but the conditions have been only part of the problem . The crew is not keen in any sort of cold weather.
But I hope that will be a little different this winter as we now have a bigger and much more comfortable boat - with heating.
Quite a few boats of all sizes do come out, starting in October. It is necessary to book a space early to secure a space ashore . But I don't see the need other than for service.
Intentions to keep boating December to February have come to little. Floods and ice have trapped the boat at its mooring on occasions but the conditions have been only part of the problem . The crew is not keen in any sort of cold weather.
But I hope that will be a little different this winter as we now have a bigger and much more comfortable boat - with heating.
Quite a few boats of all sizes do come out, starting in October. It is necessary to book a space early to secure a space ashore . But I don't see the need other than for service.
Prhperio
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Ours stays in all year round except for maintenance. Seems to us that whichever way you dice it it's an expensive hobby so you might as well get the max use out of it. Added to which you can have some super days even in the depths of winter just using her as a floating caravan if it's to wretched weather wise to go out. We do have heating of course otherwise SWMBO would mutiny
Cozzy
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Ours stays in too as we grab some great days on the water in winter. Some of our best boating images are taken during winter sun days with mirror seas.
Other benefit is giving the engines and drives a good old fashioned Italian tune up to keep them reliable.
The downsides are dealing with frosty canopies and it can be lonely after awhile if you are a social git like me
Other benefit is giving the engines and drives a good old fashioned Italian tune up to keep them reliable.
The downsides are dealing with frosty canopies and it can be lonely after awhile if you are a social git like me
CX54WEK
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Up until last spring our boat stayed in year round with a lift out in February for a week or so to put on fresh paint and service the drive, change the anodes etc. We use the boat year round so it made sense.
Last spring we had her out for a couple of months, pulled her out the beginning of January and dunked her again at the beginning of March. It was nice to not have to rush around getting jobs done so I think we are doing the same again next spring and having her ashore for a couple of months.
I agree some of the best boating can be during the winter, and we always enjoy our christmas day cruise but it was nice to have more time to get all the little jobs finished this year.
Last spring we had her out for a couple of months, pulled her out the beginning of January and dunked her again at the beginning of March. It was nice to not have to rush around getting jobs done so I think we are doing the same again next spring and having her ashore for a couple of months.
I agree some of the best boating can be during the winter, and we always enjoy our christmas day cruise but it was nice to have more time to get all the little jobs finished this year.
Seastoke
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dont you find you leave thr jobs till the last minuete
Mike k
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don't forget the best fishing is in winter around the North West so we stay in water all year- nice cruises in summer and lines out in the winter.
CX54WEK
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No not really.
We were lucky and blessed with 8 weeks of ok weather for the time of the year. Gave us time to do jobs we had been putting off, like scraping all of the antifoul back to gel coat and starting afresh.
