Winter Storage

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C Dory Year
1985
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22 Angler
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Drifter
It is now that time of year when i need to think of winterizing my boat for the long winter ahead.I has been a great season..June to October...must of been out fishing a least 40 plus times...love my Classic Angler, best boat i have ever owned....Just a quick question about winter storage.Do you remove your bow anchor and rode from the anchor locker and store the rode in a cool dry place.. Thanks Tug
 
I don't. Just cover the boat or store it inside and it'll be fine.

Charlie
 
Speaking of winter storage, how about shrinkwrap? When I lived in Utah I looked into home kits and as I recall they were not too expensive when amortized over a few years. Anyone gone that route?

Warren
 
with my c-dory i never stored the anchor line in the anchor locker to begin with. i actually sealed the opening so that spiders and whatever else couldn't gain entrance. i coiled the line and secured it to the bow rail using a simple dock line holder attached to the rail. on my current boat i do store the anchor line inside the anchor locker, this will be removed for inspection as well as marking 25', 50' and 75' indicators. i will not place it back in the locker until spring, will not remove the anchor from it's secured location. i store my boat inside storage, this allows me the opportunity to work on the boat and not worry about someone stealing my tools and/or equipment. the building is 4 years old, has concrete floor and is secured.
pat
 
Pat , thanks for reminding me, i have been meaning to mark my anchor line also, not having anyway to determine how much line i have out is stupid. I might as well store my anchor line inside the house and while i doing that i will grease the Windlass parts. Tug
 
Doryman":358ab6g6 said:
Speaking of winter storage, how about shrinkwrap? When I lived in Utah I looked into home kits and as I recall they were not too expensive when amortized over a few years. Anyone gone that route?

Warren
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I'm not a big fan of shrink wrapping. You really want the boat to be able to breathe. Yeah, they can put vents in, but then what's the point of getting a skin tight plastic seal from the shrink wrapping? I think it's mainly for people that don't want to bother with putting a tarp on themselves or have to worry about a tarp blowing off or possibly flapping in the wind and causing some chafing on the hull/cabin. I personally always just tarp cover my boat, no problems so far.

-Mark
 
mjsiega":gsdundh7 said:
I think it's mainly for people that don't want to bother with putting a tarp on themselves or have to worry about a tarp blowing off or possibly flapping in the wind and causing some chafing on the hull/cabin. I personally always just tarp cover my boat, no problems so far.
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We get some pretty strong winds blowing in off the Pacific in the winter, otherwise I would consider a tarp. I have a custom canvas cover for the 22 that I am going to use this winter which hopefully will stand up to the winds. I don't have anything for the Tom Cat, and it has sat out in the open these 4 winters. Doesn't look too bad but I would like to do better, but maybe it's not necessary. The boats sit in my driveway -- no garage or carport, unfortunately.

Warren
 
hello tug,
this works both ways! it didn't occur to me to grease the windlass, it is now on my list.
best regards
pat
 
Another good practice is to wash your anchor line. Getting some of the dirt and grit out of it reduces wear. I do a lot of anchoring, so in the fall I wash the line in a tub with some Tide, slosh it around and let it soak for a day or so, lay it out on the patio and blast it with a hose to rinse and remove more grit.

Then I cut the splice off the chain, reverse both rope and chain, re-splice, and re-do the line markers.
 
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