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I'm sorry that I can't post in danish. I do live in denmark, but my danish
is not very good yet. :)

Anyway, if anyone can help me, I am a new owner of a wooden danske folkebåd.
I have owned the boat for about 2 months, and so far I am completely in love
with it, it's a great boat to sail.

However, I am a little worried about what to do with her in the wintertime.
The previous owners have always taken her out of the water and stored her on
dry land in the winter, but I wonder if this is the best approach. I know
that if the wood dries, she will take on a lot of water in the spring. Is
there any reason why she cannot stay in the water over the winter? Is this
too much of a risk if the winter is a cold one?

She sits in a harbour just outside København.

Any advice other owners can give me would be very much appreciated.

Thanks!

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"Junky" <junky@soho.com> wrote in message
news:3f167abd$0$5170$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk...
> I'm sorry that I can't post in danish. I do live in denmark, but my
danish
> is not very good yet. :)
>
Don't worry

> that if the wood dries, she will take on a lot of water in the spring. Is
> there any reason why she cannot stay in the water over the winter? Is this
> too much of a risk if the winter is a cold one?
>
I would say yes. If the water freezes, it can pull the sealing stuff (don't
know the proper word) out between the boards, and the spring leakage will be
negligable compared. Fibreglass boats are less problematic in that respect.

I guess the exception is Lynetten Lystbådehavn, the local power station
should keep it free of ice.

Enjoy the sailing,

Martin

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"Martin Sorensen[2840]" <santana.sorensen@FJERNESget2net.dk> skrev i en
meddelelse news:3f1682f4

> I guess the exception is Lynetten Lystbådehavn, the local power station
> should keep it free of ice.

Nope
Not anymore...

Today the hot water is being recycled, due to heavy political protest.
Apparently we just dont have icy winters i dk anymore...

About his boat. Any wooden boat will dry out during the winter. This is a
perfectly normal process, and usually for a wooden boat, one says, it always
goes up early in the fall and when spring arrives always early back in the
water.

It is not the temperature, you should worry about (they are actually good for
the wood), it is the ice and more importantly, the rain. Most of the rain will
stay on deck because of the very moistry winters we have here. Moist and rain
in the wintertime is really ruin your boat, because it takes a very long time
for it to vaporize - especially if your boat is left uncovered and unattended
to.

So if your deck and other woodwork isn't in pristine condition, I would take
her up if I were you. And putting a cover on really dosen't help, because you
close off the aircirculation in the cabin and cockpitt causing more problems
with moist down below. Ever never cover up a wooden boat in the water for an
exstended period.

So if you're boat is in a fairly good condition, you shouldn't really hesitate
to take her up. If you put her back in the water in the right time, all she
needs is a couple of days with a pump and she is as good as new. And if your
boat is in such a condition, that she can't handle to be taken out of the
water, I would'nt even be thinking of sailing her

The mistake people often do, is to launch their wooden boat to late. This way
the boat have had to much time to dry out, and if you have passed May, it
staten to dry out fast and subsequently it needs a lot more time in order for
the wood to be fully soaked and moistry.

Claus

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Ah...

Thanks very much for the advice, that really answers my question.

I can not imagine putting my boat back into the water as late as May! It
seems like I will be so impatient by the time March or April comes that I
won't be able to wait much more than that. :)

I wonder if keeping an open "tent" around the boat is a better solution than
either putting a cover on her or leaving her exposed to the rain?

Anyway,

Tusind tak...

Jeremy



"Claus Tersgov" <clausnews@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bf68ea$2fkk$1@news.cybercity.dk...
>
> "Martin Sorensen[2840]" <santana.sorensen@FJERNESget2net.dk> skrev i en
> meddelelse news:3f1682f4
>
> > I guess the exception is Lynetten Lystbådehavn, the local power station
> > should keep it free of ice.
>
> Nope
> Not anymore...
>
> Today the hot water is being recycled, due to heavy political protest.
> Apparently we just dont have icy winters i dk anymore...
>
> About his boat. Any wooden boat will dry out during the winter. This is a
> perfectly normal process, and usually for a wooden boat, one says, it
always
> goes up early in the fall and when spring arrives always early back in the
> water.
>
> It is not the temperature, you should worry about (they are actually good
for
> the wood), it is the ice and more importantly, the rain. Most of the rain
will
> stay on deck because of the very moistry winters we have here. Moist and
rain
> in the wintertime is really ruin your boat, because it takes a very long
time
> for it to vaporize - especially if your boat is left uncovered and
unattended
> to.
>
> So if your deck and other woodwork isn't in pristine condition, I would
take
> her up if I were you. And putting a cover on really dosen't help, because
you
> close off the aircirculation in the cabin and cockpitt causing more
problems
> with moist down below. Ever never cover up a wooden boat in the water for
an
> exstended period.
>
> So if you're boat is in a fairly good condition, you shouldn't really
hesitate
> to take her up. If you put her back in the water in the right time, all
she
> needs is a couple of days with a pump and she is as good as new. And if
your
> boat is in such a condition, that she can't handle to be taken out of the
> water, I would'nt even be thinking of sailing her
>
> The mistake people often do, is to launch their wooden boat to late. This
way
> the boat have had to much time to dry out, and if you have passed May, it
> staten to dry out fast and subsequently it needs a lot more time in order
for
> the wood to be fully soaked and moistry.
>
> Claus
>
>

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If your boat is insuranced, be sure that its ok with the insurance
company to let the boat stay in the water for the winter.

Niels

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