Gail: for a couple of weeks ... like two ... the bottom should be fine; BUT will need the bottom power washed, like at a 'do it yourself' car wash. i've done this with my own boats many times. if you go more than a couple of weeks you need to investigate bottom paint (see my prior email with a link to choosing bottom paint as i cover in more detail what i just covered in the last couple of sentences). a lift is an option ... but expensive. there are a couple of Sage 17s moored on a lift. to see a picture of one - https://sagemarineblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/sage-17s-seen-from-space/ (in this above link look at the S17 to the far left.) :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner #288 - http://www.freewebs.com/m15-name-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - http://www.m17-375.webs.com :: Sage 17 #1 - AIR BORN - http://sagemarine.us/sage_17.html :: Sage 15 sloop #001 - ASOLARE - http://sagemarine.us/sage_15.html :: SageCat #000 - SAGECAT - http://sagemarine.us/sagecat.html On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 9:58 PM, Gail Russell <gail@zeliga.com> wrote:
I was thinking in terms of a few weeks.. Sounds like, if I do that, I had better be ready to commit to bottom paint.
I have seen large boats docked in floating air-filled docks, which elevates them above water. I wonder if that would not be prohibitively expensive for an M-17.
Gail