[Rhodes22-list] Fall Haul?

[Saroj Gilbert]

The winters have been very mild here since I moved end of 2002 and generally 
they are mild... one or two ice storms, 2 or 3 snow storms and maybe 10 to 
20 days below freezing is typical.  The past two years have been 
unseasonably warm.  The first winter there was a very thin film of ice on 
the water which was barely brackish well off the York River in a fresh water 
creek.  I personally think it is harder on a boat to be left in the water, 
but only because even with bottom paint there is some vegetation that 
attaches itself.  As far as bottom paint goes, I prefer to use a 2-year 
paint to avoid the yearly painting... I did this in 2003 and when I pulled 
the boat in November which was 2 1/2 years, there was nothing on the hull. 
Unfortunately my centerboard is stuck up and I suspect it is because I 
neglected to ensure that the boat yard lower the CB and paint it as well.

Saroj

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DCLewis1 at aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fall Haul?



Saroj,

Thanks for your response, knowing your experience is helpful.  Does  the
water freeze over in your part of the Chesapeake?

They do take a majority of the boats out at our marina.  It’s  remarkable -
we visited the marina towards the end of last summer and it was  your 
standard
nice marina - boats in the water, parking lots, green fields,  etc.  We came
back after Jan and all the parking lots, and any other free  space, was 
filled
with boats on stands.  It was as if “The Great Lifeguard  In The Sky” blew
his whistle and they all had to leave the pool.  But the  marina was open if 
you
wanted to sail and some boats were still  in the water.

Our hull was painted at the start of this season, it may be OK for another
season.  Perhaps we don't have to haul out.

Thanks for your input, it's very helpful.

Dave
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