Winter haul out

[26ft_bathtub]

Just curious:

In the US most people haul their boats out of the water and store them on the hard for the winter (nearly six months, in many cases).

Now, I like to imagine that your average British yottie is made of sterner stuff, but:

 

[Helina]

In Finland the sea is frozen a few months every year (winter) so it's better to haul it out. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[26ft_bathtub]

Well, yes. There is that. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Talbot]

sometimes haul her out, sometimes leave her in and use her. depends how much cash is in the bank and what work needs to be done.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Usually lift out from about Nov to Mar, get tasked to do all sorts of house maintenance stuff by SWMBO, ignore the boat until a week before she's due to go back, then rush to get everything done and fail.

 

[philorr]

For many yotties here, particularly those on swinging moorings, haul out is mandatory due to insurance restrictions. Boats can deteriorate faster in winter conditions on open moorings. In my area most boats are on moorings and very few if any stay afloat during november to march. There are only a couple of marinas and there only a minority haul out.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Welcome to the forum, palmerston. Where is 'here' for you. Based on your comments, you could be in one of any number of places.

You might choose to put basic info in your profile, to avoid being asked the same question in the future.

 

[philorr]

North Wales, Uk, but the 'here' in my text was UK generally