LIfting out GRP boats for the winter

Hi Folks,

I have recently bought a 27 ft Seamaster - constructed in GRP.

At my current mooring it is very easy to have the boat on the hard over every
winter - the previous owner always did this.I am thinking about a move to
somewhere where this would not be so easy

The hull is in reasonable condition for its age (27 years), but it is 'getting
on' - but the guy I bought it from felt that it was important that GRP boats
'of a certain age' were allowed to dry out each winter.

Most marinas seem full 12 m a year!

Does anyone have any thoughts on this - I am new to GRP - 20 years with a
narrowboat!

Regards

Richard



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Fibreglass boats do absorb water and it is best to dry them out
occasionally, but as you say quite a number of boats are not taken out for
years and most do not suffer much from this.
Osmosis is your main concern and drying out will help prevent it from
happening
Tony

"richardf" <richardfrost59.TakeThisOut@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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 > Hi Folks,
 >
 > I have recently bought a 27 ft Seamaster - constructed in GRP.
 >
 > At my current mooring it is very easy to have the boat on the hard over
every
 > winter - the previous owner always did this.I am thinking about a move to
 > somewhere where this would not be so easy
 >
 > The hull is in reasonable condition for its age (27 years), but it is
'getting
 > on' - but the guy I bought it from felt that it was important that GRP
boats
 > 'of a certain age' were allowed to dry out each winter.
 >
 > Most marinas seem full 12 m a year!
 >
 > Does anyone have any thoughts on this - I am new to GRP - 20 years with a
 > narrowboat!
 >
 > Regards
 >
 > Richard
 >
 >
 >
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