Your boats winter pictures?

Thalasso

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Winter place of rest.

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This was a few years ago during better boating times, and my feeble attempt at an 'artsy' photo, but this IS my favorite boat-in-the-winter pic. Might not look like it, but it's sitting in 15" thick ice - except out back, I always kept a waterfall pump going under the diving deck to keep the stern area wet :)

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oldjeep

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Snuggled up in the garage.
 

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REN3G8

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Had to use my Dad's Garage... mine was two feet too small, even then the tongue had 2" clearance from the door. :eek:

But it's done and put away from the elements of the Ontario Winters... see you in April/May old buddy. :)
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garbageguy

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Not as pretty as the Thalasso 's set up but it works. It wouldn't work here with all the winds off Lake Erie. I've tried everything without investing a hundred grand in a garage.

that was on Grand Island, right near Lake Erie. OK, full disclosure, it was in a well-treed area.
 

JimS123

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Not as pretty as the Thalasso 's set up but it works. It wouldn't work here with all the winds off Lake Erie. I've tried everything without investing a hundred grand in a garage.
My "Boathouse" "garage" cost me about 15 grand and I can fit 3 of my boats in it. The house garage takes the 4th. My son built a Pole Barn for about 18 grand and it houses his 25 footer. When you pay megabucks for a boat and consider the maintenance costs, plus the huge depreciation when it sits outside and looks like **** after a few years, the indoor storage is really pocket change.
 

oldrem

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The Ouachita and the Appleby are ready. Still want to do some things on the Sylvan before it joins them for the winter.

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ski2rule

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Built a timber frame boat cover a few years ago. Have since added an addition and a lean to on the shed to cover the fleet.
 

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footbrake

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Here's mine all cozy and asleep Lady J sleeping for the winter 005.jpg
 

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JimS123

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Here's mine all cozy and asleep
I know you have vents in the cover, and I'm sure before it is wrapped you mop out the bilge so there is not even a drop of water, but come Spring do you have ANY mildew or mold? Even a hint?
 

oldrem

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I know you have vents in the cover, and I'm sure before it is wrapped you mop out the bilge so there is not even a drop of water, but come Spring do you have ANY mildew or mold? Even a hint?

Reminds me of the spring I took the wrap off my old Carver to find a big crop of mushrooms in the head
 

gtochris

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Some of you are blessed with the garages and pole barns!
My inlaws have a large pole barn and we would park our 19' Stingray in there however the 20' Wellcraft I feel is too big. It's a foot wider (very narrow doors) and the path there is very steep, muddy and narrow so we don't do it anymore.
 
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