Regal Group - When's your haulout date??

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DogDaze

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Hey Regal Owners,

Just curious when everyone is hauling out? Details optional... etc..

Our haul out date is set for 10/22. It's about a week later than in previous years.

We are going with a new storage facility located across the Sandusky Bay. Inside cold...
I will let them winterize the engines only.. will do the rest myself as always.

We used to haul out on a Saturday if possible. This is the first time we've selected a Monday, since the new place only hauls out M-F. They will come get the boat for a $50/fee - but I like to be around when they lift to keep an eye on things and then wrap up/put to rest etc.

I'm hoping for a nice weather to accommodate all the necessary tasks.

We're not looking forward to it, but will allow us to get around to all the other things we've put off all summer. I think the admiral has some serious shopping trips planned for later this fall. (and I thought boating was expensive right?)
 
Our haul out is tentatively set for 10/15/2009

We do in water winter storage and only come out every 2 years for bottom paint. The winter canvas cover goes on first week of December thou...
 
Rommer,

Do you use a bubbler then? Or is freezing not an issue?
Are you in salt or fresh water there?
Does your winter cover just pull over - or do you have a frame built too?

Leads me to another question, we've previously tarped our boat, even though we are inside cold.. to keep the dust/dirt and any bird droppings off the topside. Wonder if this is a good thing or not?? In the spring, we try to get it off so as to keep the moisture down when things start to condensate on those first warm days.
 
We are in brackish water and the salt level varies throughout the year. Circulators are provided by the marina which brings the deeper, warmer water up to the surface to prevent freezing around the boat. The custom made cover we use requires a PVC frame. See http://www.boatered.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=105794 for pictures and a short description. If you tarp or shrinkwrap your boat you should install vents to help kept moisture and mold down. That's one of the reasons I like the canvas cover as it naturally breaths but the maker still adds a vent on each side.

All this talk about winterizing stuff is depressing! ;)

Still another 2 months to go for us as far as actually using the boat.
 
Another low water drought year forced us out about a month early. I pulled ours out 9/12. She is sitting at the shop where I will start the winterizaation process this weekend and then off to indoor storage. Last year I stored the boat with the cockpit enclosures up in case we went over to the warehouse and drank a few hot totties in the boat and dreamed of summer. It sure seemed a lot dirtier inside and out when it came time to pull her out this spring. I think this year I will put the travel cover on to keep things cleaner. I hate that cover, weighs about 100 lbs. and takes two people to put on but definatly keeps things clean.
 
Nice job Rommer on the frame.. and the canvas.

As for ours, we only used the tarp as a dust cover.. it was never sealed tight.. it was open on the front & back.. Never had any problems with mold or mildew... But I agree that a canvas dust cover would be best, even inside. I think we might make due with just the cockpit cover this winter, based on the facility we opted for.

I agree, not thrilled about winterizing... but I guess it's a reality for us here in this part of the country. Last year, we could have left them in the water thru Christmas as it turned out. Not sure it would be worth the risk however.
 
Haul out next Saturday, 9/29. About 2 weeks earlier than usual. Between taking a serious look at a new position, closing up the pool, visiting our daughter at UCONN, chances of getting out become slimmer and slimmer.
 
Rommer:
Nice setup on your storage frame and cover. That must be a two or three man job to get that put on. I know what mine weighs and what a bear it is to get on alone, I can only imagine yours.
 
Kent,

I assume "travel cover" a full bow to stern cover - as opposed to just a cockpit cover.
Since you have the arch, I assume it goes up and over the arch then too?

Did you have that made custom for the boat?
 
Kent

The frame is easy, 15 minutes by myself. The cover isn't that bad. Put on last year with only 2 people about an hour or so, including getting the tie lines under the boat while in the water. Taking it off was done by myself.

The key to putting on the cover is the fold job when put away each year. I store the cover at Fisher Canvas, the people who made it, during the summer and they make any repairs needed as well as re-fold it. Hump it up to the bridge, place on top of the frame work, cut the ties and unfold it into place. Not hard at all.
 
It covers the whole boat, arch included, and comes down and covers most of the sides. It was custom made by a local canvas shop out of blue Aqualon material. It is very waterproof, but don't think it breaths worth a darn. It kind of reminds me of rubberized canvas. If I did it again it would be Sunbrella. I'll snap a picture when I get it on.
 
We are doing a trip to Lake Simcoe next week and then will drop off the boat for winterizing and bottom cleaning.
I store it with the cockpit cover on and a big Tarp on a frame over that.( and several bounce sheets for the mice)
Comes out smelling great and has air flow through it all winter.
I leave it on my bunk trailer and that works well, tipped slightly up in case any water gets in.(not been a problem)
Only problem last year I had all my gas stolen during the winter so will lock it up this year.
 
We are hoping for a few more nice days & weekends to enjoy our boat before hauling out around the 2nd weekend in October - Weather has been in the 80's so we're hoping for a long indian summer! When we do pull out I will put sta-bil in the gas tank and fog, flush the engine with antifreeze. then haul the boat to the underground mine (68 degrees, 68 relative humidity, year round) for winter. I find that it's cheaper and less worry than cold storage and full winterization, for us!
 
Hi Cliff,

Where is the underground mine?? Here in Cleveland, all they have that I am aware of is the salt mines under Lake Erie... I assume your's is a coal mine there? Nice way to avoid the cost and effort that goes with typical winterization procedures.

I assume that it's a clean mine, and low on the dust then too??
 
Have not decided yet and prefer not to think about it, but I figure sometime in mid November before I pull her out.
 
I'm plannning for sometime in early to mid November, but have not figured out the details yet. Like others, I do not want to think about it now. Reality (and cold rain) will settle in about November 1.
 
Haulout! What’s a haulout? Something you guys up north must have to do?

Sandy
 
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Originally posted by DogDaze

Hey Regal Owners,

Just curious when everyone is hauling out? Details optional... etc..

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We go about the second week of October. No set date, the marina just lets me know when they are doing it. It goes into a heated indoor storage building. Very nice, and very clean. You can work on the boat during the winter as long as it doesn't make a mess or give off dust that could get on other boats.

Plan on a good cleaning and waxing for sure, and maybe some other little stuff, but nothing major is needed. I will do all the oil change stuff just prior to haul out. Sure beats letting it sit outside all winter in the below zero stuff...
 
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