dc maryland and va area mostly
2007-08-06 11:23:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
No problems keeping a boat in the water during winter months .Just make sure the marina has a good bubbler system that keeps the water moving around the boat and the water wont freeze you in .
2007-08-06 12:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by paultech6 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Along the coast of Gloucester Mass, north of Boston the boats were put in drydock around the end of Sept. If there were any major storms coming up the coast they were put in dry dock to avoid any damage. Some of the larger boats can stay in the water at the marina and people do live on them.BRRRRRRR!
Maryland and DC have a slight better climate so I am sure some people live on their boats all year.
2007-08-06 11:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't necessary to take a boat out of the water during the winter provided that the engine is properly winterized and the well that the boat is sitting in has a bubbler or ice eater to keep it more or less ice free. In the case of a steel hull, you can let it freeze in without causing any damage (in many live aboard communities in Europe, they don't use bubblers/ice eaters at all). If you have a closed cooling system for your engine and a heated engine room, you can even go boating/sailing on a nice day. I lived aboard a sailboat on Lake Ontario for ten years and at one point was out sailing at least once a month for over two years straight... OK, so I'm nutz.
2007-08-07 07:46:22 · answer #3 · answered by Larry M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ours stays in year round on the Eastern Shore of MD. It is a sail boat, if we get ice it does not effect the hull. We do winterize the water systems and the engine. We sail every month of the year. The antifreeze in the engine is cheap and can be replaced easily.
2007-08-06 13:03:17 · answer #4 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been in B'more, Norfolk and other places along the Cheasepeake during the winter months and i have noticed the boats in the water. The bay water is brackish, so it wont freeze as quick as pure fresh water. Also the Climate there does not get cold enough long enough to freeze.
Good luck!
2007-08-06 11:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by mainsailorus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. In New Jersey, some large boats or steel hulled boats stay in all year. There is no problem if the marina has a bubble system.
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2007-08-08 16:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. There are many products you can buy to avoid the water in your dock slip from freezing over and your boat from freezing as well.
Try-
http://www.boatersworld.com
http://www.westmarine.com
2007-08-08 03:24:32 · answer #7 · answered by bburrows13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its a good idea to take it out of the water because ice can damage the hull and cold temperatures can screw up your gas tank.
2007-08-06 11:27:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some head south to Florida & Bahamas
2007-08-07 02:32:07 · answer #9 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋