"Peggie Hall" wrote in message
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Harlan Lachman wrote:
Courtney, the joys of shrink wrapping a boat are that almost always it is
done by a yard (one less cold weather project), it holds up great, looks
good, and keeps rain, ice, snow, debris and everything else off one's
boat. OTOH, at $20+ a foot it can be expensive and poly is not good for
the environment.

A couple more downsides to shrink wrap: there's no ventilation in a
shrink-wrapped boat..it traps and holds humidity, resulting in moldy musty
interiors next spring. You can't go aboard on any of those occasional
amazing days in the middle of winter to open it up to let it air out, or
check on anything--like finding out whether any critters have decided to
homestead your cabin--or do any of those little projects you should do
this fall, but didn't and COULD do if you could go aboard for a day.

IMO, you're a lot better off giving your hull and deck a heavy coat of wax
to protect the fiberglass...and then cover it instead of shrinkwrapping
it.

Yards around here put vents in the shrinkwrap. Rarely heard anybody
make mention about mildew problems. One must open some hatches or something
to let the boat itself breath. Even a cover will not prevent mildew if the
boat
is left buttoned up.

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Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
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