"Stan (the Man)" wrote in message
news:1GNsh.1036$2n.200@trndny06...
Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"Stan (the Man)" wrote
Some tell me it's a waste of money. They say the winter weather will not
damage the boat. Others say the snow and ice will damage it. I live on
Long Island.

As long as you don't live in France, you should be okay
http://blizzard.zmm.com/glace/Slide3.JPG

Geez!

Seriously I'd try to avoid leaving it out in the weather, but I'd look
into a reusable cover. But that's just me. (My $20 tarp from Harbor
Freight Tools is doing a fine job:
http://blizzard.zmm.com/glace/g20_on_ice.jpg)

I've considered a tarp, but worry about securing it sufficiently to avoid
it being blown off in high winds and damaging nearby boats. I'll have to
look into that a bit more.

Thanks.

--
Stan

We just went through a wild weather period with winds gusting up to
100kph...cheap tarps still on the boat.