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27-09-2012, 19:54
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
I am planning to go on a six-month vacation. How would you prepare your boat to be alone for six months in the water, in her slip, in San Francisco (no freezing temps)?
Here are a few topics:
- close seacocks
- lock the hatch
- shore power
- new Zincs
Any thoughts are appreciated, thanks.
austin
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27-09-2012, 20:19
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Toronto
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
Haul the boat and keep it on the hard, unless you have someone checking on it regularly.
If you do keep it in the water:
empty fw tanks
empty holding tank
stand cushions on end
treat diesel
top up batteries
will the shore power be-reset if the breaker trips?
switch everything off at the panel (except battery charger)
double all lines
lots of fenders
I would also hang lots of packs of Sun-Pac mildewcide around.
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Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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27-09-2012, 20:25
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
I know this is probably obvious but...
Strip it of sails, bimini, dodger, etc. Take everything you can off the deck and double check all the scuppers and drains to make sure they're clear of any debris or anything that could clog them.
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27-09-2012, 20:36
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Location: San Francisco, CA
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I'm already starting to think I should do dry storage. Anyone know any good locations on the SF Bay
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27-09-2012, 20:44
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: New Mexico and our S/V is in Fort Pierce..hope to be there soon and sailing.
Boat: S/V"KAREN", Pearson Alberg 35. an achilles dingy, 2 kyaks.
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
....don't forget to drain and close off the sea cock to the head....
Ya... a haul out takes care of a lot of unnecessary problems but you still need a periodic check on her by some knowledgeable person from the boat yard to be sure nothing is leaking in or mildew starting in the interior, lockers etc.......get rid of all cardboard and moisture holding materials that might be left on board too....that type of stuff invites mildew and mold as well as cockroaches...
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27-09-2012, 20:54
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Brooklin, Maine U.S.A
Boat: Allures 44
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
A small solar panel to keep the batteries topped off, whether in the water or on the hard. You'll worry less about lightning, tripped breakers, faulty chargers, etc.
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27-09-2012, 22:31
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
There are outfits that will work as a "boat watch" at least in my home area.
My boat watch costs $65 a month. For that he comes to the boat once a week, checks the lines, checks the shore power, etc...
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Bayliner 4788 - Dos Peces
Seward, Alaska - La Paz BCS
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27-09-2012, 22:33
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: San Francisco
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
I hear Napa is relatively inexpensive. A few hours up the river; watch for shoals on the way up.
good luck!
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27-09-2012, 22:45
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
How do you plan to keep the rodents off the boat? Empty all storage lockers, especially all food and cardboard. Turn cushions and mattress on end or at least sticker them off the supporting surace.
Shutting up tight instead of proper airflow will require dessicants. Six months is a long time in the bay area weather...whether it's Richmond or Rio Vista or wherever.
Some guys use temporary hatch covers or porthole screens. Temp hatches have louvers for airflow.
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27-09-2012, 22:49
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
Just a wild guess but marinas in the Vallejo area might appreciate the business due to the fiscal shennigans.
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27-09-2012, 22:49
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Location: Oakland, CA
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
I second Napa. You'll probably save money on their storage fees even w/ the haul compared to what you'll pay in the Bay. Else find a place up in the Delta; cheaper, less wind and fresh water, though greater likelihood of freezing temps.
Knowing my boat is on the hard until March across the country in North Carolina is much less stress on me if she was in the water.
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27-09-2012, 23:27
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Thanks all... This is helpful.
Alameda looks decent. $150 a month. What's this bit about the cushions? Why can't they stay in place.
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28-09-2012, 02:58
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Back in Northern California working on the Ranch
Boat: Pearson 365 Sloop and 9' Fatty Knees.
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
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Originally Posted by theway
I'm already starting to think I should do dry storage. Anyone know any good locations on the SF Bay
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Personally...for 6 months, I wouldn't worry about it. Shut off the valves, make sure the bottom is maintained and have a friend wash it down twice a month. To haul it for 6 months is a waste of money in this area.
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28-09-2012, 07:17
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Celestialsailor
Personally...for 6 months, I wouldn't worry about it. Shut off the valves, make sure the bottom is maintained and have a friend wash it down twice a month. To haul it for 6 months is a waste of money in this area.
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Well the slip I'm in is $275. And dry storage looks to be $150 plus $10/ft(?) haul out. I think I would actually save a few bucks in the end to do dry.
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28-09-2012, 07:50
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: New Mexico and our S/V is in Fort Pierce..hope to be there soon and sailing.
Boat: S/V"KAREN", Pearson Alberg 35. an achilles dingy, 2 kyaks.
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Re: Leaving The Boat For 6 Months
Quote:
Originally Posted by theway
Thanks all... This is helpful.
Alameda looks decent. $150 a month. What's this bit about the cushions? Why can't they stay in place.
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Moisture and the resultant mold/mildew.....they need air circulation....
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