[Rhodes22-list] Fall Haul?

[Saroj Gilbert]

I had my Rhodes in the water year round in southern VA until recently.  I've 
never heard of anyone here that hauls their boat, even off the rivers where 
mine was (the York River in this case which is a little salty, but not like 
the ocean of course; probably less even than where you are).  In fact some 
of the nicest sailing was in January... In Chicago, where I was when I first 
had the boat, you had to haul or use bubblers.  Most marinas are closed 
anyway.

Saroj

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DCLewis1 at aol.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 10:06 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Fall Haul?



Folks,

July 4 is over, so for me it’s time to start thinking of the fall and
winter, although they’re still far over the horizon.  At our marina I’m 
told it’s
important to get your work order in very early if you plan to have a  haul 
out
in the fall - everybody wants to do it at the same time.  Likewise  for a
spring put-in.  So I’ve started to think about the need to haul  out for the
winter.

A prior boat I largely crewed on the Chesapeake used bubblers etc to insure
that the hull was not encased in ice, or we’d haul it out for the winter. 
As
I recall the issue was expanding ice could damage the hull.

Last week I meet someone who had a 30' sailboat on the Chesapeake for 10
years.  He said he never hauled out for the winter, unless he intended to 
clean
and paint the hull.  Ice was not a problem - that is, it never  damaged the
hull of his boat, there was ice.

Haul out or not, we’ll have the boat at Deale Md, which is mid-Bay, below
Annapolis.  I don’t know how much ice they get.  It's at the same  marina 
the
guy with the 30' boat used.


Are there any Chesapeake sailors on the board that could offer some input
regarding the need to haul out for the winter?  Is just  leaving the boat in 
the
water a viable option?  Is the  possibility of ice damage what drives your
decision?


Thanks,
DaveL
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