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	Name:	blmeanie -
	Subject:	nearing season end...
	Date:	9/1/2010 3:43:32 PM

thanks for all the suggestions and advice.

To clear up and give some specifics, my boat is a 24.5' Harris Kayot deckboat.

I have the cover that I use (cloth) with front and rear middle high points/poles and was thinking of doing the shrink wrap on top of that to protect the cover some.

Additionally the boat will be trailered in an open carport with a slight angle to the rear. Plugs would open to allow any drainage if there was some necessary.

It was interesting to me to read that someone said heaters weren't necessary. I've read elsewhere that people with ski boats have used heaters that are on a thermostat kick in when temp drops below a set level. These people aren't necessarily in Georgia or Alabama so maybe it is something people do in colder climates.

I had an engine block crack during the winter a few years ago. Trying to avoid that even if it costs me a little bit up front.