My original statement is completely true: Unless forced to do so by
weather, the need for underwater repairs or to renew anti-fouling, you
shouldn't haul your boat out of the water at all.


Capt. Mooron wrote:
That's just incompetent.... regular maintenance would require it.


You still haven't shown *what* regular maintenance requires an annual
haul-out!

Fact- our boat is absolutely not lacking for regular maintenance, it's
in great shape. And it hasn't been hauled out in 2 1/2 years. It could
easily go another year IMHO (not sure about the longevity of the bottom
paint, but it couold go even longer) if we weren't thinking about
installing a bow thruster.

DSK