When a plank on frame boat is on the hard, how do you maintain the hull

[straightandtrue]

I live in a cold winter climate, Lake Erie, and was wondering how one manages to prevent the hull from losing its water tight integrity once the boat is dry sailed.

[straightandtrue]

So, am I to assume it is not different from a plastic boat?

[StevenBauer]

I'm not really sure what you are asking here. When you take a plank on frame boat out of the water the planking will shrink a little. When you put her back in it will swell again. What size boat are we talking about here? When you talk about dry sailing do you mean to store the boat out of the water in between uses? That might work with a small boat but with a larger boat you wouldn't want to put sailing stresses on the boat without it taking up for a few days at least.


Steven

[peter radclyffe]

[quote=StevenBauer;2182267]I'm not really sure what you are asking here. When you take a plank on frame boat out of the water the planking will shrink a little. When you put her back in it will swell again. What size boat are we talking about here? When you talk about dry sailing do you mean to store the boat out of the water in between uses? That might work with a small boat but with a larger boat you wouldn't want to put sailing stresses on the boat without it taking up for a few days at least.


Steven[/quotE
you need to keep the drying wind & sun away from the wood, when you haul her, look at the seams, remember what they look like & as time goes by try to keep them tight , you can put linseed oil on them to swell them, you can put rags in & out to damp the seams with a hosepipe, but fresh water will try to rot wood, so your in a battle between dead air keeping the boat moist & rotting & dry air keeping it sound but shrinking , you can put bleach or parafin on bare wood to kill growth,mould, but check it is compatible with your mastics & paints , you need to rig a pole above the centreline & a sheet to the ground if possible, clean all the boat in & out, & disinfect the bilge, open all cupboards & drawers to keep a healthy air flow, remove all loose paint, & take all gear off her if poss, & on & on, it never stops, like tending a garden

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

What Peter says, and see also my earlier answer to your question - your first purchase is a fitted winter cover, made of canvas, coming down to the waterline, and your first bit of carpentry is a ridge pole and A frames.

[straightandtrue]

Thanks for the information!

[quote=StevenBauer;2182267]I'm not really sure what you are asking here. When you take a plank on frame boat out of the water the planking will shrink a little. When you put her back in it will swell again. What size boat are we talking about here? When you talk about dry sailing do you mean to store the boat out of the water in between uses? That might work with a small boat but with a larger boat you wouldn't want to put sailing stresses on the boat without it taking up for a few days at least.


Steven[/quotE
you need to keep the drying wind & sun away from the wood, when you haul her, look at the seams, remember what they look like & as time goes by try to keep them tight , you can put linseed oil on them to swell them, you can put rags in & out to damp the seams with a hosepipe, but fresh water will try to rot wood, so your in a battle between dead air keeping the boat moist & rotting & dry air keeping it sound but shrinking , you can put bleach or parafin on bare wood to kill growth,mould, but check it is compatible with your mastics & paints , you need to rig a pole above the centreline & a sheet to the ground if possible, clean all the boat in & out, & disinfect the bilge, open all cupboards & drawers to keep a healthy air flow, remove all loose paint, & take all gear off her if poss, & on & on, it never stops, like tending a garden