shrink wrapping

[scully222]

I recently purchased a 21 ft 1996 Wellcraft. It has cockpit and bow covers on it and I'm getting a bimini top installed today. It will be stored for winter and shrink wrapped by the dealer. Should I store covers and new bimini top in boat for Upstate NY winter or take out and store in my basement? Battery should be stored in basement also right? Dealer is telling me to just throw everything in boat and disconnect battery.

 

[Fordiesel69]

Re: shrink wrapping

Rodents could make short work of your covers. Store them and your batteries indoors. Keep the battery off the cement floor and on somthing wood. Charge at 0.5 ~ 2 amps for 12 hrs every 60 days to keep it topped.

 

[Bart Sr.]

Re: shrink wrapping

Rodents could make short work of your covers. Store them and your batteries indoors. Keep the battery off the cement floor and on something wood. Charge at 0.5 ~ 2 amps for 12 hrs every 60 days to keep it topped.

Ditto^^^^

If you leave the battery in the boat it will freeze and be worthless.

I trickle charge mine monthly.

 

[gellers]

Re: shrink wrapping

As noted your batteries should come out for the winter or at the very least have a trickle charger connected. If not they will freeze over the winter. (experience speaking on this one). Also top the water up in the batteries, if you can, with distilled water, not tap water. Standard maintenance like cleaning etc is also easier to do in the garage where there is room.

The covers should also come in for the winter and one of the best options I have heard, is to put a clean sheet between each one, especially if they have windows and role them up. Do not fold or bend since the windows will not take well to being creased for a extended period. The sheets prevent the windows from sticking to each other and leaving marks or worse getting ripped when you seperate them in the spring.
Make sure to clean the covers first of course and maybe even weather protect them to the manufacture of the materials specifications.

 

[Philster]

Re: shrink wrapping

Battery on a wood shelf, off the floor and away from the cold. Ditto on charging it. On a cement floor, it can actually be damaged via contact.

If your basement is dry enough, store things there. If it is damp and mildew is going to make itself home in your cover/canvas, don't store them there. (Only you can answer this part).

My winter prep involves getting everything off the boat that I possibly can.

 

[scully222]

Re: shrink wrapping

Thanks guys, that's what I thought

 

[Snobike Mike]

Re: shrink wrapping

I took absolutely everything off the boat that i could that wasn't bolted down including all of the seat cushions (I left the backrests).

I figure the less on the boat the less that can get damaged or stolen or mildew or whatever

 

[Boss Hawg]

Re: shrink wrapping

Rodents could make short work of your covers. Store them and your batteries indoors.

Keep the battery off the cement floor and on somthing wood.

Charge at 0.5 ~ 2 amps for 12 hrs every 60 days to keep it topped.

Old school
Batteries these day have no concrete allergies