Bottom line is that you want to keep boating wherever you want, and not let possible wear & tear limit the use of the boat (unless condition is more important than use). If a storage unit near your fave waters will allow more boating with less trailering distance, that might be the best option. Is the rack storage covered or uncovered?ĥ. For any storage outside you'll need a good cover that keeps all water out but still allows ventilation, so you have that expense / time to consider. But other elements of the boat might not like extended wet storage, like cushions, sealed storage areas, electronics, etc.Ĥ. Since the boat is ply, the wet/dry cycles won't impact the hull itself much, with the exception of possible moisture damage from whatever is causing the leaks. If left in the water for several days, do the leaks mean you have to run an automatic bilgepump? If so you'll have to set one up for any long-term in-water storage.ģ. ![]() ![]() How soft is the ride on your trailer, and how well-supported is the hull? I certainly hope it doesn't have torsion suspension! Pics might help here.Ģ. The question, is what is more harsh on the boat, sitting in water for a few months, or more trailering and the wet/dry cycle?ġ. Find a storage unit near the lake we like best and trailer her even more often. Keep her at a marina that has a rack system let her go thru the wet/dry cycle. Keep her in the water at a marina for two months in the water with a cover on her. What I am contemplating for next boating season.ġ. I intend to use this boat and properly maintain her. Her first summer she spent in a dirt floor barn and trailer launched 5 times. Winter storage she is well supported indoors in an unheated barn with a dirt floor. ![]() She has one minor leak below the waterline and an other above. She was launched last June and her first season she went to a couple shows and a couple trips to the lake. How? Simply click here to return to Free Boats and Bits Exchange.I have a 1958 Penn Yan Caribbean that I painstakingly spent 7 years making her show quality. Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. Should you be interested in having a look at, please call 97. This method of planking produces very strong, stiff, and beautiful hulls that never leak. This classic wooden boat is still in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Over the last 30 years, the advent of modern adhesives and high quality marine plywoods brought about the first major innovation in lapstrake building methods: glued plywood lapstrake hulls. Our family has many happy memories of cruising, fishing, and water sports for six magical boating seasons.Ī career change led us to move from New Hampshire and it's time to take it out of storage and offer the opportunity to someone else to make their own special memories. We bought the boat in 1994 from a wooden boat builder and restorer in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire where the legendary movie "On Golden Pond" was filmed. But wait, before you stop reading, the stem is in good shape and there is no rot. This will be a fun project for someone who has a passion for the simple and less hurried lifestyle that we all long for. Solid mahogany and marine plywood with original chrome on brass hardware (no pitting) ![]() 1958 Thompson Lapstrake Sea Coaster with the original 1958 Johnson Seahorse 35 hp engine, and original 1958 Mastercraft trailer.
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