I have a 1964 Chris-Craft Constellation and have a seasonal ritual that i go through every year to get her in and out of the water. What i dont have is real good checklist of things that should be done to winterize, and summerize a wooden boat. Does anyone possess such a thing?
2006-06-27 10:14:52 · 7 answers · asked by Jonny B 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
forget all those jealous people with plastic boats.....they might say what a bother, but when you go by with your Connie, they stop and look and drool...something no Sea Ray or Bertram owner ever experiences....
anyway, I've been building wood boats down here in the Caribbean for 30 years and here's the two best sources I know..www.woodenboat.com and www.jamestowndistributors.com; the magazine for wood boat people and the first step on finding out everything you'll ever need to know about wood boats; and a company that specializes in stuff for us.....and an advisor column that last year had a special on winterizing.....as you can imagine I didn't pay much attention to it........but I can tell you two things form my New England friends.....one, batteries will die in the cold.if they don't actually freeze....so take em off or inside or put a trickle charger on em.....and most crucially of all, figure out away to prevent water in the bilge from freezing.ice will expand and do all sorts of terrible damage.......traditionally. wood boats had a bronze plug at the low point of the bilge to drain rain water, deck leaks and condensation over a winter. Perko still makes it.and I would make sure all the limber holes are clean and there's excellent drainage and put two plugs in....DON'T fill the bilge with water unless you put a lot of rock salt in to prevent freezing.....and then you have to worry about electrolysis....
hope this helps
2006-06-30 04:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1
2016-12-23 23:58:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not very good for a wooden boat to be taken out of the water, because in the winter the wood dries up and then the seams open up. Which means you have to caulk it before you put it back into the water also you have to scrape and sand the bottom and replace the dried up bottom paint. A wooden boat is a big headache !
2006-06-27 11:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by Seawolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have a Caddilac wooden boat, and I hated it, I wouldn't put that on my enemy, I feel sorry for you unless you like all the work involved.
2006-06-27 10:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by Iron Rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of it mate. It is a bother to maintain a boat.
2006-06-27 10:21:09 · answer #5 · answered by rebel00717 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
518 Boat Plans - http://BoatPlans.NaturallyGo.com/?vuN
2016-04-02 09:53:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clean it..fill bilges with water and keep wet, wood won't shrink..
2006-06-27 19:39:07 · answer #7 · answered by Ford Sedan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋