I have stored my boat through out the winter in its slip. Recently my marina has offered winter storage on the hard at no extra charge. I'm wondering what the pro and con's are and how would the winterizing change??
The operative word is "many" At our club we all store on the hard and we all take our masts down.Many people who put their boats on the hard leave their masts up.
Dave
Northern boats have a very short sailin season compared to even boats in the Chesapeake region. If you go in in May and Come out in October ( 6 months) I am sure they will considerably less aged. Chessapeake March thru NOvember ( 9 months) and Florida ( 12 months and major sun.)Northern boats which spend the winter on the hard seem to age considerably more slowly than more southern boats that stay in the water year round.
SloopJonB
- The only free storage here is to leave it in your slip for the winter.If I had free winter storage available- SloopJOnB
Wow - can I relate to that! Pass me the Irish!...and the depression of the end of the season.