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[quote=JohnES][quote=Edchris177]Leave the plugs/hatches in so critters can't gain a home. Maybe leave the plugs loose.
Flip the hulls upside down & set them on two pieces of 4x4. Place the 4x4's so they nest where the beams would go. Depending on the ground where you are storing, you might need an extra block under the 4x4 to keep the decks clear of the ground.
That will shed snow/ice/rain. This way they will fit under a deck, & be out of the sun. You might want to cover with a cheap tarp if you are on the sunny side of house, or have "dirty" trees,[/quote]

This, but I wouldn't go with a cheap tarp... you'll find yourself replacing it in January....  When I lived in the Northeast I would take the mast and tramp off and store them in the basement.... and cover the boat with a truckers tarp... one that was made with a rubberized fabric with tent stakes to hold it down...  the tarp was big enough to cover the boat and trailer..  It wasn't cheap... but, then again my brother still has it and uses is to cover up his firewood stack every year....  That thing is well over 20 years old...  Oh! One of the neighborhood cats decided to set up shop in there too....  no critters!!!<em>Edited by JohnES on Oct 04, 2016 - 12:44 PM.</em> [/quote]

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