How Do You Shrink Wrap A Boat For Winter?
Winter’s coming: time to put away the barbecue grill, store the patio furniture and shrink wrap the boat. Shrink wrapping helps to protect your boat during the long winter months. You need to get the boat out of the water, transport it to your house or wherever you plan to store it and shrink wrap it. Follow a precise process when shrink wrapping your boat. Purchase a shrink wrap kit and any accessories you might need such as a heat gun. You can buy kits from online retailers or at any boating supply store. Remove the boat from the water. Place on a trailer and transport the boat to its storage site. Pad any sharp corners or edges such as windshield wipers or any affixed deck gear that might puncture the shrink wrap. Build a structure made of support poles and strapping lines over the boat to give the shrink wrap something to adhere to, similar to a circus tent structure. Secure the structure by tying off to the stern, bow and sides of the boat. Unroll the shrink wrap over the boat. Ke
