Tagged: spring
Early Winter Check-In
It’s the last day of November and temperatures have dropped significantly since Halloween. The harbor waters are largely empty, and shrink-wrapped boats form groups of white figures huddled on the edge. Most boaters have left for warmer, greener pastures, namely the living room couch and big screen TV. But, now is not the time to let your guard down as little things, left unattended, can lead to sizeable bad outcomes in the spring. For example, are the edges of the transom where cover contact is made, protected from chafing by soft towels or other materials? Are all the drain [...]
Checking In
Here in New England, we’re in middle of winter doldrums. Fortunately, it’s been a relatively mild season so far, which is good and bad. It’s good because the number of days with high snowfall accumulations or sub-freezing temperatures has been low. It’s bad because this type of weather can cause otherwise vigilant boaters to “fall asleep at the switch”, ignoring their boats in perhaps their most critical time. It doesn’t take a continual string of record-breaking snowfalls to find the weak spot in an outside cover, allowing snow and water to unexpectedly flow in. And, in similar fashion, it can [...]