Decided to have a yard sail.

[Bud]

 

[Omega Man]

Florida reg? You been holdin' out on us?
OM

 

[pglaves]

"Boat": A hole in the water into which to pour money.

 

[akbeemer]

Always good to have friends that own and pay to maintain boats.

 

[rangerreece]

A yard sail... I get it. Very funny. Reminds me of the first seasons of cougar town.

 

[mikegalbicka]

How do you manage to pull that with a bike?

 

[Bud]

Nope, the previous owner lived in FL

Florida reg? You been holdin' out on us?
OM

But we will be there for a month before Christmas and then another month in March/April

Summers will be in the North Channel of Lake Huron and N Michigan.

 

[Bud]

Thinking of upgrading to a K 1600

How do you manage to pull that with a bike?

 

[36654]

But we will be there for a month before Christmas and then another month in March/April

Summers will be in the North Channel of Lake Huron and N Michigan.

You're trucking it between FL and MI?

 

[Paul_F]

Bud, be very careful putting that into your garage. You'd better build a separate shop for your bike.

 

[Bud]

You're trucking it between FL and MI?

Well, we will be pulling it with our Toyota Tundra like we did last week when we brought it home.

Not sure if I would call it "trucking" but yes, FL in colder times, Ontario and N. Michigan during the warmer months.

 

[Bud]

Bud, be very careful putting that into your garage. You'd better build a separate shop for your bike.

Well the addition has been framed on the side of the garage. Need rafters and roof. Bike goes in there. Boat won't fit in any garage I have.

 

[36654]

Well, we will be pulling it with our Toyota Tundra like we did last week when we brought it home.

Not sure if I would call it "trucking" but yes, FL in colder times, Ontario and N. Michigan during the warmer months.

Not that I have any real knowledge on the subject, I wonder if the summer freshwater time will be lower maintenance than the winter saltwater exposure?

 

[Bud]

Not that I have any real knowledge on the subject, I wonder if the summer freshwater time will be lower maintenance than the winter saltwater exposure?

Long term, salt water is much harder on boats than freshwater. Even stainless steel rusts in salt water (but at a slower rate). At max, we will be two months in salt water and then return to fresh so it won't be that much of a problem for us.

 

[36654]

Long term, salt water is much harder on boats than freshwater. Even stainless steel rusts in salt water (but at a slower rate). At max, we will be two months in salt water and then return to fresh so it won't be that much of a problem for us.

Relative to your future Great Lakes sailing, does your boat have an insulated hull like Pacific coast sail boat or a non-insulated hull like an east coast boat?

 

[Bud]

We have been sailing since 1970 and I've never heard the differences between hulls described that way. There are a lot of fiberglass, un-insulated boats sailing in cooler waters including the west coast.

We've owned a lot of cruising style cabin boats and none of them have been insulated.

 

[henzilla]

Long term, salt water is much harder on boats than freshwater. Even stainless steel rusts in salt water (but at a slower rate). At max, we will be two months in salt water and then return to fresh so it won't be that much of a problem for us.

Then there are those pesky barnacles...yeah, aluminum corrodes away, stainless steel stains.
Still have my dads Chrysler 22 sitting behind my barn...wicked swing keel leak into cabin most likely salt water induced.I'm gonna perm drydock her , sunk in the ground near waterline for the g'kids one of these days .

Happy sailing Bud

 

[Bud]

Then there are those pesky barnacles...yeah, aluminum corrodes away, stainless steel stains.
Still have my dads Chrysler 22 sitting behind my barn...wicked swing keel leak into cabin most likely salt water induced.I'm gonna perm drydock her , sunk in the ground near waterline for the g'kids one of these days .

Happy sailing Bud

Thanks Steve.

I love the dry dock idea. Kids would have a great time "sailing" their boat.

 

[36654]

We have been sailing since 1970 and I've never heard the differences between hulls described that way. There are a lot of fiberglass, un-insulated boats sailing in cooler waters including the west coast.

We've owned a lot of cruising style cabin boats and none of them have been insulated.

As I said, I have no first hand experience. Just repeating tidbits I've heard from sailors in Puget Sound and along the east coast. Could just be old wives tales.....