On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:53:35 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote:

I know the season is ending.

What do you do with your boat(s) over the winter if you are not in the
southern climes?

I store my old classic in a shed. My newer boat spends the winter on the
hard in a nearby boatyard, in a cradle the previous owner had built for
her. The cradle has an A-frame that can be erected to support a couple
of tarps.

The old boat has a simple inboard marine engine that's easy enough to
service. The newer boat has a pair of diesels that i have an outside
contractor service. I take the batteries home.

Usually, I winterize the engine and leave it under cover in the marina on a
trailer. (That's a mess of prepositional phrases in a row. Wonder if that's
legal?) Last year the cover took a hit. We had a lot of snow, which laid waste
to the old cover. This year the boat got shrink wrapped.

BTW, Harry, thanks for the info. Childress had a couple delays, but he showed up
yesterday and did the job. Winterization and shrink wrap for $350. I'm pleased.
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Hope you're having a great day!

John H