Where to put the boat?? The yard? Or the carport?

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Where should Bill park his boat?

In the single "car" carport, leaving his truck in the hot sun.
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In the yard, in the sun, without a cover but keeping it well drained?
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In the yard, in the sun, under a custom cover that might pool water in it sometimes but fits well.
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Aucilla
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Where to put the boat?? The yard? Or the carport?

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I moved! That's one poor excuse from my absence around here. But I am slowly creeping back [so look out redfish!], and I have a question for y'all:

I have been keeping my little Whaler 13-footer in the carport. But with my new place, I have a choice of keeping either the boat or my truck in the carport. I have put the boat in there for now. But I don't have a shady area to park the truck in, and of course I sometimes get caught in the rain.

So, I wonder what y'all think.

The boat is a 13ft. Whaler �Sport.� I don't leave the �electronics� on the boat when I park it. It is, of course, fiberglass gellcoat.

Now, if I leave it out in the weather, the next question is, should I put a cover on it? I have a cover that fits it pretty well, but it will trap humidity.
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Post by wevans »

http://www.acecanopies.com/car-canopy-1 ... -duty.html
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Welcome back Bill :smt006 and don't give us a bunch of BS about being to busy ta talk to us :roll: :-D :wink: :beer: :beer:
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Post by catchin1 »

No question... the carport. You'llfind yourself keeping it up or upgrading better because of the easy access. If its out in the yard under a cover it want be as handy to put the charger on the batt or move those rodholders around or add #'s to your GPS , or any of those little things you've been meaning to do to it.
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Post by Charles »

If I had a carport it would be a workshop, and too full of stuff to even consider parking in. Wevans has a good idea.

Keeping in mind that they're called fly tents because when it gets windy they fly away. :wink:
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Post by RodBow »

Bill, Welcome back.
use your opportunities ...

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Post by qoutrage »

Good to see you are finding some free time for fun again. :D
A 10x15 (or something close) tarp with the silver side up and tied down over a couple of pieces of 1.5" jointed pvc, front to back, will work, til you get a better idea. Leave the front and back open for ventilation. It will be mostly out of the sun, which is what you want anyway.
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Post by Fighting Conch »

My garage is fu ll of stuff so the car and truck and in the driveway and my 13' whaler is in the side yard with a 12' by 16' wal-mart tarp over the top with the self-elevated steering console as a brace. Works fine.
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