When do you cover your boat - everytime you use it?

[Chris-R]

Re: When do you cover your boat - everytime you use it?

The boat is always covered except when it is in use or being prepped for use. It is covered and inside a steel building. This way, it will stay looking new for a long time.

 

[AZBoatDreamer]

Re: When do you cover your boat - everytime you use it?

Covered when not in use.

 

[Ithica DB]

Re: When do you cover your boat - everytime you use it?

My boat is under roof I do cover with cloth cover to keep clean but when using it 4-5 times a week I leave cover off. It is not the rain that hurts as bad as the sun even under a roof or carport. Mine is almost 10 and looks close to the same as when I bought it.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: When do you cover your boat - everytime you use it?

one trick for keeping moisture down when covered, especially for storage like over winter, is a cut-open bag of charcoal in there.

 

[drrpm]

Re: When do you cover your boat - everytime you use it?

Mine is kept in an enclosed shed so I don't cover it in boating season. I do put a cover on after its winterized and put away till the next year. It stays significantly cleaner that way.

 

[mysweetone]

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cover mine after use everytime with custom bow and cockpit cover. On particularily wet trips to the lake (kids will do this to a boat) I will leave uncovered over night and let it bake in the sun the next day to dry out. I also will open engine hatch to allow some of the heat/moisture to disapate inan effor to try and cut back on the corrosion a bit on the electrical connections.

 

[BRICH1260]

Re: When do you cover your boat - everytime you use it?

After using, if the weather looks good, I will leave it uncovered for a day or so to allow it to dry out completely. When the boat has dried out, I will cover it with a bow & cockpit cover or a complete road cover.

 

[1stboatstarcraft]

Re: When do you cover your boat - everytime you use it?

well since I have only had it for a week I took the cover off to do a few things I wanted done before winter. However it sits in the garage! It stole my truck's spot. Since the wife has a VW bug that thing doesn't take much room.

By the way it is a 92 Wellcraft Excel 20sx ... Bow rider we took it out 3 times this week and it did well can't wait till next summer to really get a chance to play with it.

 

[Home Cookin']

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I just cover the console. My boat is made for the outdoors.

It is also left in the water, away from trees. I realize trees are the biggest enemy. One I keep on the trailer, I used to cover but the second cover (in 20 years) gave out and I gave up; the boat is old, and also all fiberglass. I keep a cover on the old boston whaler.

 

[skargo]

Re: When do you cover your boat - everytime you use it?

I sold one of the hotrods so now the Wellcraft stays indoors.

She barely fit. I had to raise my lift arms to get it in, the wheels of the trailer wouldn't fit between them. The garage is 30' deep, but a 21' on a trailer just has enough room.