"DSK" wrote in message

I named the reasons to haul a boat out of the water. Can you provide some
other reasons to cover your claims?

Shure....


Do you think it's *good* for it to remove the hull from the even support
of the water, and put it on jackstands or a cradle?

What harm would it do to a proper vessel? The boat flexes more in a seaway
than in the cradle. A proper cradle with sufficent support in no way harms a
vessel... to say otherwise is nonsense.

Why? Are you afraid that it might sink because of incompetent maintenance?

Maybe..... it doesn't take much to sink a vessel. A bad mooring that has
been rented, another vessel breaking loose and impacting your boat, storms,
vandals. Anyone who leaves their boat unattended for extended durations is
tempting Mr. Murphy. I always have someone living aboard my vessel when it's
at the mooring and I find myself out of town working.

If you do live on your boat and are not underway for extended periods or
enroute.... it most definitely pays to haul your boat on a regular
basis!

Why?

For Gawd's sake... maintainence!! If you neglect your hull... the effects
will soon become cumalitive. A sailboat isn't like a fleet trawler that you
can hire a diver to professionally clean the hull everytime you are in port
and provide you with a list of defects requiring attention.

How can you say "it pays" when it's actually rather expensive?

Since when is $75...expensive? A travel lift takes minutes to haul a
vessel. It's cheap!

If you live on a boat tied to a mooring for 90% of the time... a 3 year
haul-out cycle is ridiculously incompetent!

Why?

Well Doug.... nothing grows a garden like a boat that spends the majority
of it's time to a mooring. Barnacles and growth infest beyond the intake
screens. Scrape all you want.... the only way to properly clean and reapply
an annual coat of ablative paint is a haul-out. Tropical waters only act to
speed the process of fouling.

Really Doug... I know you know better than this and are no doubt looking for
a refreshing debate with you playing Devil's Advocate.

CM
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