Tired of paying for shrink wrap every year. Found a product on line called Kover Klamps. Wondering if anyone has tried this system as a means to build a structure which is then covered with a tarp or cover. Any other products worth looking at?
winter Cover
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I have always kept my boat in indoor storage, it is not heated but I only use the mooring cover. I am not sure what shrink wrap costs but indoor where I am costs $17/foot for the length of the trailer.
Wild and Free
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Just picked mine up from getting shrink wrapped yesterday and was $260 total for my 22 footer.
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You said you picked it up so that doesn't include storage, what if you wanted to leave it there?
SEMPERFI8387
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Same storage here, but $500 for the season. In last week of October, out usually first week of April. Plus $150 to pull and $150 to drop back in.
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SemperFi are you saying $300 to put it on a trailer to take it out and put back in? Is that winterizing and other items included? If you don't own a trailer and it it is just using their trailer than I would think that purchasing a trailer would pay for itself
Wild and Free
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Outdoor storage at the local benny dealer in Bismarck ND is 200 for the winter season not sure what other outdoor storage places charge but I think most are within a couple hundred bucks., indoor storage varies a lot around here so can't comment on those prices, I have a large yard in the country so it sits here at home for free.
SEMPERFI8387
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No, it's a wash or a little better. Storage building is probably 6-8 miles from lake where they take it. I'd have to pay $30 a month just to store a trailer at a local facility. We can't have them in our driveways. Plus factor $2500 to buy a trailer and still store it for $360/year plus insure it. Trust me, I ran the numbers and it just wasn't worth it for 2 times a year. Figure $2500 plus registration so $30-40 year, plus maintaining it, storing it. I figured it would take at least 10 years to warrant buying it, and you all know me. Own something for 10 years .... LOL!!
Wild and Free
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Used trailers are a lot more reasonable and at least around here trailers of any sort sell like hot cakes and rarely depreciate much, old trailers that can be pulled with a pickup sell for maybe 10-20% less than new ones and never drop past that, its crazy.
Trailers that have dedicated loads like a boat do not need to be insured or licensed separately here in ND they fall under either the boat or the tow vehicle ins and license coverage.
Trailers that have dedicated loads like a boat do not need to be insured or licensed separately here in ND they fall under either the boat or the tow vehicle ins and license coverage.
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Bamaman
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I don't ever see any used pontoon trailers. Many are on Craigslist, and they're bought immediately. My boat's on a large lake with fixed lifts/boathouses. I'd say most pontoons sold here are without trailers.
I didn't use the trailer on my old pontoon boat, and sold it. Because I couldn't get it out of the water often, I ignored properly maintaining my lower unit. And I burned out the bearings with bad seals and water intrusion.
When I bought my new Bennington 3 years ago, I went ahead and bought a trailer. My new boat's maintained to perfection and I'd like to think it'll last at least as long as my old Starcraft--28 years.
With a trailer, you can go to other lakes when you get bored with your regular lake. We still intend to do some long distance river cruising--starting at 200 miles from Chattanooga downriver home. Farthest we've been is to Pickwick Dam--the lake below us--at about 50 miles each way.
A trailer opens up new lakes for greater boating pleasure, and you can easily maintain and clean your boat seasonally. I wholeheartedly recommend buying one.
I didn't use the trailer on my old pontoon boat, and sold it. Because I couldn't get it out of the water often, I ignored properly maintaining my lower unit. And I burned out the bearings with bad seals and water intrusion.
When I bought my new Bennington 3 years ago, I went ahead and bought a trailer. My new boat's maintained to perfection and I'd like to think it'll last at least as long as my old Starcraft--28 years.
With a trailer, you can go to other lakes when you get bored with your regular lake. We still intend to do some long distance river cruising--starting at 200 miles from Chattanooga downriver home. Farthest we've been is to Pickwick Dam--the lake below us--at about 50 miles each way.
A trailer opens up new lakes for greater boating pleasure, and you can easily maintain and clean your boat seasonally. I wholeheartedly recommend buying one.
SEMPERFI8387
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Another reason I never bought a trailer. We have a 20 hp restricted lake. So taking my boat elsewhere with this motor would be like taking a Pinto to the Daytona 500. Yeah you could do it, but it just ain't right .... LOL!!