[Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs

Tue Oct 17 21:28:10 EDT 2006

I've seen Mary Lou and Rummy both refer to using bottles filled with sand or water as a means of securing a tarp.  Never having done this before, I've been meaning to ask -- do you just let the weight of the bottles hold the tarp in place?  If so, what's to prevent the tarp from shifting around even with the weight of the bottles? Or do you tie the lines around something before attaching the bottles?  

Thanks,

- Mark 

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Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs

I would agree. I've heard and read from different sources that the paint on painted boats is likely to blister at the places where the shrink wrap contacts the hull. 

We do use a heavy tarp weighted with sand filled 2 liter soda bottles. Fred found some fasteners that fasten like a screw on soda cap but that have a hook on the other side specifically for this sort of use. He seems to remember he got them at a marine supply - I found them on the Internet at http://store.hamiltonmarine.com/browse.cfm/4,27682.htm but they are cheaper at West Marine (huh?) 
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/93251/0/0/tarp/All_2/mode+matchallpartial/0/0 
They seem to work well. We've always had the boat where we can check on it readily. This year it will be in the boatyard at the marina. We'll see how it goes there. 

Mary Lou 
1991 R22 Fretless 

At 09:47 AM 10/17/2006, you wrote: 
>Slim, 
>I am not in favor of shrink wrap. Even in Minnesota you have 
>very warm few days here and there. I believe that causes 
>more problems with accumulation of condensation, etc. Here it 
>is 28-33 degrees for a few weeks then a week of 60-65 degrees. 
>Bad for shrink wrap. 
>I am not even in favor of tarps. 
>People here leave those "WalMart biminis" over their boats and 
>leave for home that is 3-5 hours away and never return for the 
>winter. Those things flap away all season and damage more than 
>they protect. 
>I am at the marina all winter. My racing partner is head of "Boat works". 
>We are always working on a project. We rescue more boats from 
>their neighbors' tarps! Eventually those tarps shred and flap 
>something on its own boat. Serves 'em right. 
>Anne 
>Face it, you will HAVE to buff and wax the boat in the spring 
>no matter what! It is the rite of spring if you ask me. 
> 
> 
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>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of salm at mn.rr.com 
>Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 4:00 PM 
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> 
> 
>Rob, 
> 
>Yes, I had indoor storage last year for $40 per month. Unfortunately he 
>doubled his price this year so I passed. This 
>year I had a very narrow window to get the boat out and stored my then 
>leave town. I'm using a storage facility 
>that's mostly a towing company and their lot is fenced and locked and under 
>24 hr guard. They'll do all the 
>winterizing on the motor, trailer maintenance and shrink wrap if I want. 
>I'll still negotiating the price because I'll still 
>weighing my options. I'll probably pass on the shrink wrap and just get 
>the trailer tongue nice and high. I've tarped 
>the boat in years past but obviously I can't work on it at their facility. 
>But at least I know the boat's safe and secure 
>and in the hands of professionals for whatever I want. 
> 
>Slim 
> 
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>From: Rob Lowe rlowe at vt.edu 
>Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:24:12 -0400 
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org 
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs 
> 
> 
>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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