Some of you may know that my wife and i just bought a new house. With the new purchase the garage is no longer an option for storing my boat. i have plenty of driveway space to store it however. I have concerns about being able to maintain my boat by storing it outside in all of the elements and id just like to hear some suggestions that i should follow. I have a custom cover which is nice. I was told by my mechanic that if i put that custom cover on and then conver that with a cheap boat cover from menards or something i should be good to go for winter. My concern is really less about winter and more about moisture and mold. When i first got the boat, wanting to keep it perfect and pristine i put the cover on when it was about 90 degrees out. Two days later i took the cover off to go fishing and i had mold all over in the compartments of the boat. How can i store the boat outside and avoid that? I would prefer to keep a cover on to avoid UV damage. How do you avoid moisture and mold problems? Any other tips would be helpful. Also, i am considering a shelter. I see lots of them around Mound. Any input on that would be great too for those that have experience with them. From what i have read so far it seems they do not hold up to winter weather so well and the ones that are built for winter weather cost about 5x as much
Here are a few that came recommended on another forum
http://www.mdmshelters.com/barn_style.php
http://www.shelterlogic.com/ProductList.aspx?CategoryName=Garages