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05-10-2009, 08:15 PM
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Simple Sailboat Question
Do you have to take a sailboat out of the water in Lake St. Clair, or can you leave it frozen in the ice? Don't know much about boating, just wondering.
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05-10-2009, 08:35 PM
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I'm not a sailor, but I do go out onto Lake St. Clair in the winter sometimes. I have never seen sailboats left in the water. Some hoast them out and keep them in the marina lots over the winter, but none are left in the frozen Michigan waters as I can recall.
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05-10-2009, 11:22 PM
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Never a good idea to leave a boat afloat in any body of water that can freeze over and get a good layer of ice. The compression from the ice will crush the boat's hull. Nearly everyone pulls their boats at the end of the season and stores them for the winter.
However, there are a few people who do leave their boats in the water during the winter. Such people employ a device that prevents the water near the boat from freezing.
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05-11-2009, 10:24 AM
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Most people find it simpler and cheaper to haul the boat out of the water for the winter. The ice is just too hard on the hull.
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05-11-2009, 10:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cliffie
Most people find it simpler and cheaper to haul the boat out of the water for the winter. The ice is just too hard on the hull.
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Thanks for the info. I'm looking into a boat and was just wondering if I'd have to pay additional for winter storage in addition to slip fees. |
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05-11-2009, 02:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jerky1280
Thanks for the info. I'm looking into a boat and was just wondering if I'd have to pay additional for winter storage in addition to slip fees.
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The big cost is getting the boat out of the water and then winterizing it. Most people have the boat shrink wrapped for the winter (after removing all liquids from the systems. |
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05-14-2009, 10:35 PM
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I had a 37 foot Morgan 1 ton that was usually hauled out in the winter. We used to winter store it in Canada because it was cheaper. We decided one year to "bubble" the boat and leave her in. We still needed to pay the slip fee throughout the winter, plus the electricity for the bubbler. The cost was about equal to hauling her out.
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