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Summer boat storage, tarp or no tarp
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Summer boat storage, tarp or no tarp
The question for those of you that have stored on the hard in more southern areas where it gets hot longer thru the year....how/best way, to do it ?
Leave the tarp up....
Uncover for the hot spell.... I'm sure you guys in the south will have some stories of what went good/bad that will help my decision here.....
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Re: Summer boat storage, tarp or no tarp
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Re: Summer boat storage, tarp or no tarp
You might want to double-up on any prevention you have for bugs to get in there... particularly mud daubbers. Even just hanging some 'no-pest' strips might help.
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Re: Summer boat storage, tarp or no tarp
If you're going to leave her covered for a year, ventilation concerns are a given. I'd also make sure there's going to be no possibility of the canvas chaffing the gelcoat for that long or you'll need to do extra work to bring those spots back up. Treat your fuel again a couple of more times, and bump the engines and genny over periodically, maintain the batteries, etc....you know the drill. AND check those jack stands.
Are you thinking of not getting launched this year?
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Re: Summer boat storage, tarp or no tarp
Viper wrote:Source of the post Are you thinking of not getting launched this year?
Yup......called a broker yesterday.
The fuel tanks were pumped out last fall so it is really ready for longer term storage. Open slip, I was just trying to decide about the heat under the tarp, it has nice venting but still hot, it will moderate in the next while and so long as I can open up the boat up every now and then I think it will be ok for the next owner.
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Re: Summer boat storage, tarp or no tarp
What does your broker say about selling under current conditions? I would have thought that like the housing market, boat sales would be way down too and so would selling prices. If that's actually the case, you may want to wait another season but only if you think you'd get an additional amount to offset the ongoing expense of keeping her.
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Viper wrote:Source of the post What does your broker say about selling under current conditions? I would have thought that like the housing market, boat sales would be way down too and so would selling prices.
Said there is not enough inventory for the buyers that are out there, so pricing just the opposite....only issue is the US buyers can't access the market as it stands now. This will be sold from under the cover, ain't no free rides, if they don't like it there are other boats out there, any other time the boat would be all pretty in the water but ???. This is a real nice boat with properly done expensive up-grades...20k last year, no matter what I price it at someone is getting a great deal. Ain't my first rodeo, but will be the last big boat, the old body just can't do the work....
.If I had a good, competent, trust worthy mechanic we would keep it for a while longer and get some enjoyment from the upgrades. I have no issue paying people to do work so long as it is done correctly.........
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