"DSK" wrote in message

Capt. Mooron wrote:
Now I've heard it all.... it's bad to haul your boat out!! Good Grief!

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?

Modern boats (those since all but the earliest days of fiberglass) are
designed to accommodate this necessity. It does them no particular harm, if
done properly.

Here's a bit of news... if you are not living on your boat... it's a
damned smart move to haul it when you know for a fact you are not going
to use it!

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

**** happens. Even the best-maintained boats get hit by storms, runaway
boats, and lightning. Not to mention that a boat on the hard is generally
more difficult to steal.

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?

Myriad reasons. Bottom repaint, check thru-hulls, especially the external
sealant, check the stuffing box (if so equipped) for problems, and so on.
Even Lin and Larry Pardey hauled Seraffin and Taliesin periodically, or at
the very least they blocked them up for painting and inspection at low tide.
So did Susan and Eric Hiscock.

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

I suppose you've not heard the old adage that an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure. Preventive maintenance saves money. Period.


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?

Why not try it and see. Hell, go for a decade, while you're at it.


Max