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Initially Posted - 09/27/2007 : 07:06:51

In about a month we will have to pay for our winter storage and I'm trying to decide of we should take the boat out of the water this year. The boat has spent the last two winters in brackish water and was taken out for keel maintenance this spring. Our current location is saltier water and more exposed. I have to do some work on our mahogany rub rail and will be bottom paiting next spring, but I'm wondering if we could just do a short haul in the spring and leave the boat in the water for the winter. It's significantly cheaper to do wet storage.
Other than cost, is there anything else I should be thinking about to make this decision?

1983 C-25, Standard rig, swing keel

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Response Posted - 09/27/2007 : 07:56:14

Seems to me I've seen pictures of OLarryR's boat in water with snow on it, I think he'd be the guy to ask.

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Response Posted - 09/27/2007 : 07:57:49

Unless you have ice to contend with, why not?

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Response Posted - 09/27/2007 : 09:03:43

Just keep the cockpit shoveled to prevent ice blocks... and then go sailing on those balmy December days that pop up now and then! (What does your insurance say?) Oh--and don't forget that keel cable...

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Response Posted - 09/27/2007 : 09:31:25

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave Bristle
 Just keep the cockpit shoveled to prevent ice blocks... and then go sailing on those balmy December days that pop up now and then! (What does your insurance say?) Oh--and don't forget that keel cable...
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Keel cable? It was just replaced this spring. Are you saying I should keep the keel all the way up? Thanks about the insurance thought.

BTW--Wet storage is ice free.

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Response Posted - 09/27/2007 : 11:10:49

My boat has been in the water for the past 6 years - 4 by the previous owner and 2 by me. I am located in vA and so my winters my not be as severe as yours...on average, my winters are less evere. My boat is also somewhat protected and I am in fresh water.

The benefits keeping it in the water is that you may get quite a few addl days of sailing compared to those that are waiting for the Spring to put the boat back in. The down side is that if you need the boat out of the water for more than say a pressure wash to get it ready for the Spring, then you may have considerable extra expense that should be figured into the wet storage. For example, if your boat is in dry storage, then you have the time to clean/sand the bottom & repaint when you have the time. if it is in wet storage, then you besides hauling it out, it may cost more to then have the traveling lift deposit it into the mtn yard, put on blocks and they may charge you for the number of days it is out of the water - something to check on to find out the real cost of wet storage.

In my area, ablative/copolymer paints does the trick for anywheres between 2- 4 or so seasons and so pressure washing only costs $75 to haul it out, pressure wash and put back in. If it needs to be painted, then it goes into the mtn yard which is about 500 ft from the water - they charge for the travel lift to get there and back and then $200 a week for in the yard no matter who works on the boat. So...time in the yard costs money and sometimes better to then have yard people paint...then that's addl cost. But i was sailing all winter 2 years ago. This past winter, the Potomac was frozen for 1 1/2 months but was fine before and after. They have flow movers in my marina and they kept the ice away from my boat. if snow predicted, then i put my canvas cover on the boat and took it off right after the snows (see photos on website).

Edited by - OLarryR on 09/27/2007 11:14:24

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