HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:48:57 -0500, HK wrote:

John H. wrote:
Faced with $640 worth of storage for four months, I'm giving the shrink
wrap idea some consideration. But, never having had a boat shrink
wrapped,
I don't know what the pro's and con's are.

Any help in this area would be appreciated.
Other than the expense, there are no cons.

Mike down at BP will do the job for you at about $12 a foot, and you
can store over the winter there for about $150, until April, I
believe. Then the usual storage fees start again. Tri-State gets
about $13.50 a foot.

Basically, for center consoles, the wrapper runs a web strap from the
bow to the stern to create a vee under the wrap so water runs off
onto the ground. The boat is wrapped, along with the engine, and an
vent usually is left at the transom. The wrapping keeps all the
winter crap out of your boat so when you remove the wrap in the
spring, the boat is as clean as you left it. Keeps the UV out, too.

Some guys can reuse the wrap for an additional season.

Thanks, Harry. The marina I bought from will store the boat in their
locked
yard for the winter at no cost. They want $13 a foot to shrink wrap,
which
is a hell of a lot cheaper than boatel storage. Plus, the dealer will put
the trailer up on blocks once it's shrink wrapped. I didn't know if
condensation was a big problem or not.


Take the upholstered cushions and batteries home with you.

Harry,
Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if my
father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some engineering
reason behind it.

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:48:57 -0500, HK wrote:

John H. wrote:
Faced with $640 worth of storage for four months, I'm giving the
shrink
wrap idea some consideration. But, never having had a boat shrink
wrapped,
I don't know what the pro's and con's are.

Any help in this area would be appreciated.
Other than the expense, there are no cons.

Mike down at BP will do the job for you at about $12 a foot, and you
can store over the winter there for about $150, until April, I
believe. Then the usual storage fees start again. Tri-State gets
about $13.50 a foot.

Basically, for center consoles, the wrapper runs a web strap from
the bow to the stern to create a vee under the wrap so water runs
off onto the ground. The boat is wrapped, along with the engine, and
an vent usually is left at the transom. The wrapping keeps all the
winter crap out of your boat so when you remove the wrap in the
spring, the boat is as clean as you left it. Keeps the UV out, too.

Some guys can reuse the wrap for an additional season.

Thanks, Harry. The marina I bought from will store the boat in their
locked
yard for the winter at no cost. They want $13 a foot to shrink wrap,
which
is a hell of a lot cheaper than boatel storage. Plus, the dealer will
put
the trailer up on blocks once it's shrink wrapped. I didn't know if
condensation was a big problem or not.


Take the upholstered cushions and batteries home with you.

Harry,
Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if my
father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some engineering
reason behind it.


My dealer doesn't, and he stores hundreds of boats over the winter for
customers. Mostly larger boats, too.

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:10:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if my
father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some engineering
reason behind it.


My dealer doesn't, and he stores hundreds of boats over the winter for
customers. Mostly larger boats, too.

I can think of a few reasons.

The tires will develop flat spots over time. That happens with our
vehicles in Florida over the summer while we're gone. It takes a few
weeks of driving around before they go away.

Another traditional reason is security. It is much more difficult to
steal a trailer and boat if there are no wheels on the trailer.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:10:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if my
father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some engineering
reason behind it.

My dealer doesn't, and he stores hundreds of boats over the winter for
customers. Mostly larger boats, too.

I can think of a few reasons.

The tires will develop flat spots over time. That happens with our
vehicles in Florida over the summer while we're gone. It takes a few
weeks of driving around before they go away.

Another traditional reason is security. It is much more difficult to
steal a trailer and boat if there are no wheels on the trailer.


It's even harder if all the stored boats are locked up in an active
fenced storage facility where no one is allowed to move boats except
dealership employees, and there's a watchman. It's a huge facility, and
the grounds outside the boatyard has a number of other high value
clients. Oh, and there's a watchman service. This is not your average
mom and pop boatstore operation.

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:55:48 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:10:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if my
father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some engineering
reason behind it.

My dealer doesn't, and he stores hundreds of boats over the winter for
customers. Mostly larger boats, too.

I can think of a few reasons.

The tires will develop flat spots over time. That happens with our
vehicles in Florida over the summer while we're gone. It takes a few
weeks of driving around before they go away.

Another traditional reason is security. It is much more difficult to
steal a trailer and boat if there are no wheels on the trailer.

It's even harder if all the stored boats are locked up in an active
fenced storage facility where no one is allowed to move boats except
dealership employees, and there's a watchman. It's a huge facility, and
the grounds outside the boatyard has a number of other high value
clients. Oh, and there's a watchman service. This is not your average
mom and pop boatstore operation.

Yep - keep on thinking that.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:55:48 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:10:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if my
father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some engineering
reason behind it.
My dealer doesn't, and he stores hundreds of boats over the winter for
customers. Mostly larger boats, too.
I can think of a few reasons.

The tires will develop flat spots over time. That happens with our
vehicles in Florida over the summer while we're gone. It takes a few
weeks of driving around before they go away.

Another traditional reason is security. It is much more difficult to
steal a trailer and boat if there are no wheels on the trailer.
It's even harder if all the stored boats are locked up in an active
fenced storage facility where no one is allowed to move boats except
dealership employees, and there's a watchman. It's a huge facility, and
the grounds outside the boatyard has a number of other high value
clients. Oh, and there's a watchman service. This is not your average
mom and pop boatstore operation.

Yep - keep on thinking that.


Hey...I'm fully insured. I don't don't worry about theft.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:55:48 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:10:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if my
father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some engineering
reason behind it.
My dealer doesn't, and he stores hundreds of boats over the winter for
customers. Mostly larger boats, too.
I can think of a few reasons.

The tires will develop flat spots over time. That happens with our
vehicles in Florida over the summer while we're gone. It takes a few
weeks of driving around before they go away.

Another traditional reason is security. It is much more difficult to
steal a trailer and boat if there are no wheels on the trailer.
It's even harder if all the stored boats are locked up in an active
fenced storage facility where no one is allowed to move boats except
dealership employees, and there's a watchman. It's a huge facility, and
the grounds outside the boatyard has a number of other high value
clients. Oh, and there's a watchman service. This is not your average
mom and pop boatstore operation.

Yep - keep on thinking that.

With all those other boats, why would someone mess with a LTP?

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:55:48 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:10:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if
my father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some
engineering reason behind it.
My dealer doesn't, and he stores hundreds of boats over the winter
for customers. Mostly larger boats, too.
I can think of a few reasons.
The tires will develop flat spots over time. That happens with our
vehicles in Florida over the summer while we're gone. It takes a few
weeks of driving around before they go away.

Another traditional reason is security. It is much more difficult to
steal a trailer and boat if there are no wheels on the trailer.
It's even harder if all the stored boats are locked up in an active
fenced storage facility where no one is allowed to move boats except
dealership employees, and there's a watchman. It's a huge facility,
and the grounds outside the boatyard has a number of other high value
clients. Oh, and there's a watchman service. This is not your average
mom and pop boatstore operation.

Yep - keep on thinking that.

With all those other boats, why would someone mess with a LTP?





It's mildly funny when Shortpants Tom says this, but when a boating
numnutz like you does, it just makes you look dumber than usual. Your
comments, after all, are based on what? Your imaginary trips across the
dangerous waters of Lake Lanier?

On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:12:58 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Another traditional reason is security. It is much more difficult to
steal a trailer and boat if there are no wheels on the trailer.
It's even harder if all the stored boats are locked up in an active
fenced storage facility where no one is allowed to move boats except
dealership employees, and there's a watchman. It's a huge facility, and
the grounds outside the boatyard has a number of other high value
clients. Oh, and there's a watchman service. This is not your average
mom and pop boatstore operation.

Yep - keep on thinking that.

With all those other boats, why would someone mess with a LTP?

Maybe a low life?

On Nov 8, 9:32 am, wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:23:33 -0500, Wayne.B





wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:10:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Did you notice his marina puts the trailer on blocks? I knew if my
father did it, it might be overkill, but there was some engineering
reason behind it.

My dealer doesn't, and he stores hundreds of boats over the winter for
customers. Mostly larger boats, too.

I can think of a few reasons.

The tires will develop flat spots over time. That happens with our
vehicles in Florida over the summer while we're gone. It takes a few
weeks of driving around before they go away.

Another traditional reason is security. It is much more difficult to
steal a trailer and boat if there are no wheels on the trailer.

Support the trailer by the frame, so you take the load off of the
springs as well as the tires. They will last a lot longer. putting the
trailer on blocks also prevents the tires from being buried to the
rims during spring thaw when the ground is soaked and soft.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The only other thing to consider is if your hull has been painted
(Imron, Awlgrip). If it has, they don't reccomend shrink wrap, it
scratches the finish.