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Re: Leave it in or trailer boat everyday? [Re: skeeterK] #12651033 02/28/18 02:11 PM
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Thanks for all of the comments.

The boat house has two sides open and padded on all 3 sides. However, I'm leaning to trailer it over night as their is a neighborhood ramp just 5 houses away and my Skeeter is only 2 years old. I also didn't consider critters. Just mentioning that possiblity will make the wife hound me to park in the garage.

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Re: Leave it in or trailer boat everyday? [Re: skeeterK] #12651040 02/28/18 02:14 PM
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Snake can get in your trailer just as easy ( and its just as unlikely) ON the trailer as in the water... Trust me i've had it happen

Leave it, I can not explain how nice it is to wake up, eat your breakfast, walk down to your boat that already has your rods laid out strapped down ready to go, step into the boat and GO.

NO truck, no idiots at the boat ramp who don't turn off their lights... just Go Fish'n... Ideally you have a boat lift in the slip and a buddy to lower you but that is getting greedy lol

Only LEGITIMATE argument for pulling it out is if they DON'T have a lift in the slip and there is a big storm coming. But watch the weather which you should be doing any way and only pull it out if you gotta.

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Re: Leave it in or trailer boat everyday? [Re: skeeterK] #12651091 02/28/18 02:41 PM
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If it's a protected dock I'd leave it on the lake.


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Re: Leave it in or trailer boat everyday? [Re: skeeterK] #12651111 02/28/18 02:51 PM
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Trailer it..especially if ramp is that close.


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Re: Leave it in or trailer boat everyday? [Re: skeeterK] #12651150 02/28/18 03:08 PM
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If its in a very protected cove you probably ok leaving it in. If not, don't do it. I have a place on Toledo and have seen that lake go from zero to insane in a matter of minutes many times.

Re: Leave it in or trailer boat everyday? [Re: skeeterK] #12651228 02/28/18 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted By: skeeterK
I'm renting a lake house for 4 days at Toledo Bend soon that has a covered boat house but the owner has his boat up in the lift and there's room underneath for a second boat but it would have to stay in the water. Assuming good weather and little wind, would you leave your boat in water for 4 days? Or trailer it at the end of each day and flush it?

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Get proper Fenders, tie with line stern and bow, and add a spring line. Remember they tie saltwater boats up during hurricanes. You can never have to many fenders. Once you get it tied up use your foot and push and rock it in a bunch of different ways to see how it moves. I left mine tied up on Travis for a week in the summer with people in 24 ft wake board boats coming within 10 feet of it pushing out 5 foot wakes. If you have an auto-bilge sleep easy. Only concern would be if you dont have an auto-bilge and it comes a 10 incher you will have to run down there and click the pump on. I wouldn't worry too much about wild life unless you leave live bait or food in the boat. You might get some random spiders or some other nuisance wildlife but nothing that will do permanent damage to the boat. The only thing to be worried about would be an otter. An otter will destroy a boat but they will usually only hop in if you have live bait or food left in.

Re: Leave it in or trailer boat everyday? [Re: skeeterK] #12651239 02/28/18 03:47 PM
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