[Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs

[David Bradley]

Rob, that would be a great deal here in Seattle, and an even better deal in
CT where I was last year.

Dave


On 10/16/06, Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> Ed,
> Yes, fenced with a keyed gate.  I would also lock my trailer and probably
> chain the trailer to a post.  Good point on renting for the entire off
> season.  I'm also asking our local sailing club if others are interested
> and
> maybe negotiate a group rate.  Don't think I could get my boat up the
> driveway regardless.  It's a quarter mile long, 220 feet difference in
> vertical elevation from bottom to top, and has 5 switchbacks.  Hard enough
> to get the empty trailer up there as it is :) - rob
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs
>
>
> >
> > Rob:
> >
> >      My first question is it secure, that is fenced in the the yard
> under
> > keyed gate?  If you are getting a secure area with a roof, it sounds
> > reasonable.  However, you need a gated secure area more than a roof.
> >      And you might negotiate on the price paying several months in
> advance.
> >      Or you may want to rent a slip down here and saill all winter.  You
> can
> > get an open on the grass gated storage down here at 3 months for $45.
> >      You can put a trailer hitch on the front of your tow vehicle
> (remember
> > to put pins in and fasten hitch to ball) and push it up the driveway to
> your
> > house, or get a local tower with such a hitch do it and have it handy to
> > work on.
> >
> > Ed K
> > Greenville, SC, USA
> > addendum:
> > An elderly woman decided to prepare her will and told her preacher she
> had
> > two final requests. First, she wanted to be cremated, and second, she
> wanted
> > her ashes scattered over Wal-Mart. "Wal-Mart?" the preacher exclaimed.
> "Why
> > Wal-Mart?" "Then I'll be sure my daughters visit me twice a week "
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Rob Lowe-2 wrote:
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, it's getting that time of year where we need to pull
> the
> > > boat for the season.  In past years I've covered her with tarps and
> parked
> > > her at the bottom of my driveway.  No way I could get her up to the
> house.
> > > Having the boat at the bottom of the driveway is not very convenient.
> No
> > > way to work on her during the winter (no water or power), I'm always
> > > brushing snow and draining the water off the tarp, and the neighbors
> cats
> > > and the local raccoons like to hide up in the cockpit which makes it
> > > challenging to clean up every spring.
> > >
> > > I've found some off site storage I'm looking at and wondered what
> other
> > > people are paying.  I'm looking at an old lumber yard that has
> covered,
> > > shed type storage out back.  The guy who runs it now has turned it
> into
> a
> > > semi-permanent flea market and threw a number out there, $45 per
> month,
> > > and wondered how that jibed with what other people pay.  I think it
> was
> > > Slim that had that great indoor storage deal, but anyone else have a
> > > similar situation?  I'm also going to ask him about at least allowing
> me
> > > to run a hose and extension cord periodically so I can work on her
> during
> > > the off season.  Thoughts?
> > >
> > >
> > > Rob Lowe
> > > S/V Getaway
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