sad day

[Monkey Butler]

Well, shooting for the first week in May...

From and including: Monday, November 24, 2008
To, but not including : Saturday, May 2, 2009
It is 159 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date
Or 5 months, 8 days excluding the end date
Alternative time units

159 days can be converted to one of these units:

• 13,737,600 seconds
• 228,960 minutes
• 3816 hours
• 22 weeks (rounded down)

Winterizing my motor will consist of putting the powerhead in a big trash bag and the carbs in some zip-loc bags! All of the electricals are in a cardboard box.

My tarp fell down too many times because of puddles in it last winter. I need to come up with a better frame for this winter. I'm thinking of stealing some of this guys ideas:

http://www.reel-time.com/forum/showt...highlight=tarp

unless someone has any better idea.

[macojoe]

I tried the pvc thing once, its ok, but not as good as they say. and that pvc starts getting expensive after you start buying stuff!

Beat way I found was to get a bundle of strapping from local HP Or lowes screw pieces together till you have one board from bow rail to transom or motor which ever.
Tie to bow rail go over the widsheild and use a 2x4 at the transom to keep it high. cover and tie down good, I get 3 yeatrs or better from a tarp. Use pices of pipe insulation on windshield frame and any were else that has a sharp corner. you will be fine.

[randlemanboater]

MJ, just run a rope from the bow to the stern over the hard top and that should hold the cover up.

[Stillrunning]

Sorry to here that your year is over but that means that ours should really get heated up in the next couple of weeks. I'm in the Va. Beach Va. area and the big stripers are just starting to show up. If its anything like the past couple of years we should have some good fishing into Feb. Thats if we have some mild weather and they stick around alot longer.

[C YENSEN]

I pulled and winterized mine on Sunday. She will be hibernating till Aprilgot to build a frame for my tarp, then she will be done

[Franco]

Going flounder fishing friday or saturday, might be cold, 68 or so!

[phester]

I just post up a 2x4 ridge and let it fly a foot past the bow and a foot behind the motor. Set the ridge about two feet above the center glass and post just in front of cuddy door, another post behind the bow light and one more forward of the splash well. The post by cuddy door and back by splash well each get a snug fitting 2x4 installed perpendicular into the gunnels to take out any port/starboard movement. "Gussets" or "collar ties" supports take out any bow/stern movement. Stainless 3" screws and just zip it all together.Pretty basic but it's very sturdy and the snow just slides off.[a little will hang up by the windshield corners but not much] MonkeyB, that guy's cover looks real elaborate....it also looks like a weekend project. And Franco, don't rub it in......the sunblock that is. Stillrunning, go get those stripers! My striper/ fluke season was nothing to brag of....few keepers here and there, no trophies. As the years pass I am liking winter less.