Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

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Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#1 Post by lightpants » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:52 pm

Bought the shrink wrap from Dr Shrink http://dr-shrink.com/

I bought a roll 20' x 100'
It should be good for 3 years, I could have bought 18 foot wide and it would have been sufficient.

I built a frame out of 1.5" PVC and wooden firing strips. I also bought a zipper door for the cover, they are on closeout for $8. I want to work on the boat this winter.

I used a propane heat gun. I know it is not perfect, but it should work well.


I am selling the other pontoon boat, if anyone is interested, let me know.
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#2 Post by tuned » Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:14 am

Just don't sell the blender :drink4
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#3 Post by lightpants » Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:46 am

tuned wrote:Just don't sell the blender :drink4
NEVER!
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#4 Post by steveiam » Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:46 am

Good Job!
I just hate that you guys up there have to do this-
I guess that's the trade off for not having many 100 degree plus days-
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#5 Post by badmoonrising » Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:04 am

Nice job, Capt. Jim. I was going to do another trip or two out on the Bohemia, but Cheryl's thinks it's too cold, lol. Putting mine away this weekend. I do wanna take the boat out in the first snow to take some pics though. :rofl
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#6 Post by MH Hawker » Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:37 am

I pulled mine over the weekend
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#7 Post by HandymanHerb » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:20 pm

MH Hawker wrote:I pulled mine over the weekend
I did too, but I'm not braging about it :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#8 Post by tuned » Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:43 pm

If it is any consolation to you poor frozen Southern Boys, I was already out skating on one of the Bays on the big lake, so phlllbbllbl
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#9 Post by rsmith » Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:08 pm

looks good, our toon was put away a month ago although the weather ended up being so nice until the last couple days that we should have left it out. But finally yesterday we got some good cold. Day time high of 17 and a few inches of snow. time to go skiing!
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#10 Post by cleatus » Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:16 am

you may want to add a couple of those vents for shrink wrap, or a tub or two of Damp Rid.
A guy at our marina opened his boat last spring and it looked like a science experiment in there, friggin mold. He left some wet items under a seat when he closed it up.
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#11 Post by lightpants » Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:19 am

cleatus wrote:you may want to add a couple of those vents for shrink wrap, or a tub or two of Damp Rid.
A guy at our marina opened his boat last spring and it looked like a science experiment in there, friggin mold. He left some wet items under a seat when he closed it up.
I have ordered 2 vents, I will stick them on when they arrive. I don't need anything like that happening!
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#12 Post by Wolfscout » Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:35 am

I suppose I can see you Northern types having to do plastic covers.
Monday the 23rd 2013 I reached 80° here. I took our 'toon and went bowfishing. Thuwacking a couple carp and one nice bowfin.

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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#13 Post by HandymanHerb » Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:52 am

I'm getting ready to call my brother and see if he and the girls want to go fishing Friday, sorry you guys have to give them up for the winter
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Re: Shrink wrapped and ready for winter

#14 Post by bassn386 » Fri Dec 27, 2013 3:02 pm

Hearing about record high temps in part of Florida. I've disabled the Weather Channel on TV so the wife doesn't get more depressed than she already is!
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