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As I've spent many hours getting my CD juices flowing waiting for spring to get Still Crazy into the water, I've noticed that in the albums there are lots of CD's just stored out in the snow without even a fabric cover. I'm paying 50 bucks a month on a covered storage. I'm wondering if I'm wasting my money here in northern Utah by doing so.

What is the aggregate opinion about just letting the snow fall where it may on the boat, radar, etc.?

I'm by no means being critical of the folks who let is snow on the boats, but maybe I'm over sensitive to the issue. I'd just as soon have it parked here by the house all year for convenience, but I've no way to put it under hard cover here. I have to keep it 25 miles away to find hard cover storage.
 
If I could get my boat under covered storage for $50 a month, I'd be ECSTATIC and I'd do it in a minute. I'd probably have to pay closer 500/month in the Seattle area. That said, I keep the boat in my driveway and it's not under cover. I like having it close and I keep it plugged in to keep the batteries charged and keep a heater running inside to keep it mold free.
 
We are looking for a new house, not because we dislike our current house, but because we dont have room to build a shop here. I would love to have my boat in a shop so i could work on it more often and have the room to let projects just stay out. Cant do that with the boat in the back yard.

That said I dont think you have to have the boat under a hard cover. Just a nice cover for the boat is enough to make a different. The main harm being done to your boats hull is the sun on the glass. a good waxing right before you store the boat for the winter and a cover will go a long way to protecting your boat.

You also need to keep the boat dry and warm on the inside to battle the mold. I have two dryers in the boat to help keep it dry and just a little warmer then the surrounding air. In utah you do not have the moisture we do but a dryer is still needed. hope this helps.
 
Cheapest I could find here was ~$70 month but that was in storage in a large ex-farm out near Snohomish (Lord Hill Farms) and you had to buy an entire yr for that price. Problem was I didn't have access to the boat; they store it, they pull it etc and it's stored in a huge old barn building. So working on it was out and using it was a PIA. I would only store the boat during winter, then swap it out w/ my car hawler during summer. We finally decided to just buy a cover and store it in our driveway. I'd love a shop like DaveS has but I don't have the property. It's on the list...

We don't get a ton of snow here unlike Utah.
 
I would not let snow accumulate on my boat -- particularly in the cockpit. Snow melts, and then refreezes. Water expands. Unwanted damage could occur. In the Northeast, the majority of boats are shrink wrapped. Not only will this protect your boat from ice and snow, but also from UV light.

Rich
 
Just a thought from looking at some of the replies. The coastal part of Washington doesn't get the heavy snow that Utah or eastern part of Washington does. Keeping a boat inside in Utah is worth more than keeping it inside in Bellingham, for instance.

C-Nile's condition is probably close to Utah, so you might trade off wrapping the boat with inside storage. I think I'd prefer inside storage. Actually, I prefer to stay out of snow.

Boris
 
After having seen the ravages of what snow did to the C Dory 25 that I had to "restore" from two seasons without a cover in New Jersey--I would certainly put a cover over the boat--and specifically keep water out of the cockpit.

The comment about snow, freeze, thaw, freeze cycles is very important. This does a huge amount of damage and starts the process of delimitation if any moisture gets in the core of the boat.

SO--best to have in climate controlled storage--next hard cover storage, then boat cover or shrink wrap (and that is done on most boats in snow areas)--The very last and least desirable choice is no cover or protection....and I would not do it.
 
I have to agree with Bob. I keep my C-Dory in a 42x27 heated garage and it still looks about like new. About the only time it gets wet is when it goes to the lake or ocean....
 
T.R. Bauer":zookhr1i said:
I have to agree with Bob. I keep my C-Dory in a 42x27 heated garage and it still looks about like new. About the only time it gets wet is when it goes to the lake or ocean....
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Very true!

I keep the C-Dory in my 40' x20' RV Barn in the back yard when it's not at the lake.

Keep it plugged in, charged, etc.

Great to go out into, hide out, escape, etc.

Need one of those electric outlined palm trees on the wall to enhance the effect! :lol:

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
The only rule the wife has about "toys" is that they must fit in the shop.
She very foolishly let me build the shop before we built the house. My toy storage is 40x64 with 4- 12'x12' doors. I should have built it with 16' eves instead of 14'. That way I'd be able to put a Tom Cat in it someday.
Keeping everything out of the rain, snow and sun makes them last longer and look one heck of a lot better with less work.
 
Larry Q":35wy2oxj said:
The only rule the wife has about "toys" is that they must fit in the shop.
She very foolishly let me build the shop before we built the house. My toy storage is 40x64 with 4- 12'x12' doors. I should have built it with 16' eves instead of 14'. That way I'd be able to put a Tom Cat in it someday.
Keeping everything out of the rain, snow and sun makes them last longer and look one heck of a lot better with less work.
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Dang, Larry, if I had a shop like that, I wouldn't need a house! 8)
 
JamesTXSD":1657hxld said:
Larry Q":1657hxld said:
The only rule the wife has about "toys" is that they must fit in the shop.
She very foolishly let me build the shop before we built the house. My toy storage is 40x64 with 4- 12'x12' doors. I should have built it with 16' eves instead of 14'. That way I'd be able to put a Tom Cat in it someday.
Keeping everything out of the rain, snow and sun makes them last longer and look one heck of a lot better with less work.
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Dang, Larry, if I had a shop like that, I wouldn't need a house! 8)
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I knew Jim couldn't stay away from this SNOW topic forever :wink: And I'm with Jim and Larry. I just need a big shop and if it's big enough I'll get a boat with an indoor bathroom :roll:

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
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