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I can tell there are a decent amount of barnacles on the bottom and it needs to be repainted. (its been at least 2 years since its last haulout) My question though is: Should I just wait until next spring to have it hauled since realistically I would only be able to use it one or two more times this year?
My thinking is that its just going to be sitting in the water all winter getting more growth on the fresh bottom paint ( I'll be leaving it in a slip near Baltimore, MD). Or are there less barnacles in winter? Or shutup cheapskate, have her hauled, painted and go sailing. I'm not broke but Im still just a working stiff.
Additional motivation to have her hauled is the packing gland needs to be replaced and I'm not keen on doing that my first time while shes still in the water.
Are you going to do the packing gland work and the paint job? If so, why not have her hauled for the whole winter? When you factor in the cost of the haul for the cleaning, plus the haul next season, plus the slip fee, you're probably close to the cost of winter storage anyway.
Hauled, repaired and cleaned. Bottom paint in the spring. You want it in the waterquickly after painting. Most paints don't like being on the hard for long periods of time. They lose their strength.
Generally, there is less barnacle growth in the colder months.
Whether you want to wait until spring when most boat yards are getting busy to launch other people's boats is your choice.
It is a normal annual (or bi-annual) maintenance job that needs to get done (the boat's bottom, that is).
The packing gland is a normal 5 - 10 year maintenance job that also needs to get done.
You can dive and clean your boat's bottom in warm weather. Hopefully not in Baltimore Harbor.
If you use West marine Gold plus at about 130 bucks a gallon you can leave it out all winter, in 25 years of boating this is bar none the best paint I have ever used. Drying your boat out every year is the best way to prevent osmosis
Thanks for all the input. I decided I am just going to suck it up have her hauled and painted, fix the packing gland myself (or attempt to) then put right back in the water. The chance of getting some decent sailing days in November and December seems worth the cost of the haul out to me.
I know it may be kind of backwards but I am kind of jonesing to sail her since I was away most of the summer and have been sailing on other boats since I got back. I also already paid for the slip through the winter so there is no real incentive to leave her on the hard.
On another noat, one of the boatyards I called was telling me about drying out the hull every couple of years... was he just being a good salesmen or should Osmosis really be a concern of mine? Previous Owner had her hauled every year. This will be winter #3 that I haven't hauled. Hull was manufactured in 1979.
By near Baltimore I meant I am at Henderson's Wharf in Fell's Point
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