Enterprise

I have kept my wooden boat in a carport for a long time. It was protected by fence panels on one side and the end was sheltered. As Jim says if you can keep the boat dry and aired you can stored outside upside down. Raise the boat off the ground and put a sheet over her with room an old mast or similar cut down to hold the sheet off the boat. As long as she is dry the frost cant do to much damage. Airflow is important.
Beware though a small puddle of water can do a huge amount of damage over a winter.

Clutching at straws here, but would a car port be any good to protect a wood boat over winter? Obviously it isn't going to provide much in the way of warmth but would keep the elements out and possibly the worst of the frost?

Excuse my ignorance but I've only ever really had glass/frp boats

Just a last thought...

"We do have an outbuilding that is garage-sized but has a normal door rather than a garage door, so would need converting ."

It's quite possible to fit an Enterprise through a standard door - sideways.

Use a couple of old blankets (or a couple of dollies - one inside, one outside) and a couiple of people each end.

HTH

CP09

The club had 3 old GRP ents, some of the first made, in the region of 12000. They lasted years, being used by the sailing school. Loads of people gained their 1 & 2 sailing the things, they were finally retired to the graveyard in 2007. 1 has since been restored and is used by a family for pottering around and occasional racing, getting a couple of 2nd and 3rd positions in club races last year......It has no transom flaps or bailer apart from a bucket and it won't take 400lbs tension.

I would agree that they are not that well made by modern standards but they are/were not completely useless.

Originally posted by ChrisJ GRP Ent's, before 20000 numbers, are well worth avoiding.