The difference heated storage makes!

[seadoo/skidoo]

Man this is my first year of keeping the ski in heated storage.....what a difference! I use to keep it out in the cold with a tarp and ratchet ties and it was always getting condensation inside and water sitting in the bilge...what a mess! by the time spring came around the corrosion was bad, besides working in the cold sucks!

Now I got her in the Heated storage area of the motorcycle shop I work at, no water in bilge, very secure no worries about theft and no risks of freezing (even though there is antifreeze in her) and It makes working on the ski nice especially because all my specialty tools are there at work. Even has a nice pwc roller dolly I built for it!! will post pics . well thats my opinion on heated storage...what do you guys do with your ski's? :cheers:

Nathan

 

[Robj]

My toys sleep in an attached unheated garage. I would never keep them outside. It is the moisture from rain or condensation that kills them. But some people have no choice.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

i keep everything inside, if its a running ski, it stays indoors. junk ski's or project hulls i'm more than willing to park in the back yard, but I refuse to keep a nice ski outside, condensation, bugs, mold, all that bad stuff

 

[seadoo/skidoo]

yea I agree Spimothy Leary I don't like keeping running ski's outside but last year I had no choice no room in my garage! man was she moldy and just nasty in the spring.

Nathan

 

[Robj]

Skis, boat, quads sleep inside, wifes Audi sleeps outside.

 

[CReynoldsMIZ]

wifes Audi sleeps outside.

...And Robj sleeps on the couch for that lol jk jk

 

[lamajama]

Unheated airport hanger, along with my partner-in-crimes 2 and 4 we have to flip...:cheers:

 

[YouCanDooIt]

Unheated airport hanger, along with my partner-in-crimes 2 and 4 we have to flip...:cheers:

I keep telling my wife I need one of these for all my toys, I would love to have one. Ive got a two car garage and with my GTX and XP along with all my quads and dirtbikes and my work space, it is very cramped right now. I built a dolly for the couch and the XP is going to stay on a single trailer while I rebuild it. Ive got three full size four wheelers and two dirtbikes along with the skis in the garage, and others that are not so lucky when it comes to garage space so they stay outside. Unfortunately my old SP is one of those that will be out in the elements this winter.

 

[kwiktsi]

My skis and Speedster 150 stay outside. My turbo mustang and 02 Trans Am stay in the garage . I can keep them at my shop, but it is too far for me to want to go just to pick them up lol. I hate leaving stuff outside, but I had to make a choice and it sure as hell isn't going to be the cars!

 

[Coastiejoe]

Indoor storage heated or otherwise is almost a must have.

You can literally put the battery in the toys and you are good to go. For some reason out door storage just seems to add years of use on the toys.

 

[Toadman]

The seadoo, quad, and two cars in the 3 1/2 car garage, attached, unheated, but insulated with insulated garage door. During the summer I leave one vehicle out, Bayliner in, but with my new toy I just want to be able to park in the garage in the winter.


Found a storage place connected with a Marina in Sandusky that will store the Bayliner for the winter for $275, drop off October (this weekend) and pick up by end of May. Unheated, but covered.

 

[Coastiejoe]

Toadman,
It looks like the girl in the front seat likes the toy too,,,

 

[Hghgrad]

Sadly, my garage isnt big enough for the quads, workshop, skis.

Mine are tarped in the back yard. It sucks, but I'm not laying on my back on a snowy driveway to work on a vehicle. The quad gets used to plow snow, so it's staying in the garage so I don't have to clean it off every time to use it. The vehicles stay outside, garage is detached, so you'd have to walk through the snow to get to them anyways...and they have remote starters.

 

[Minnetonka4me]

If you vacuum the water out of the bilge and keep the seat cracked...its about as good as a heated space. Obviously we would all love to have a heated spot, but it would be a waste in colder regions. My garage is for working...not for storage.

 

[motox25]

I'm keeping mine in my garage, this is my first winter with mine, just got it 2 weeks ago!

 

[Seadoobuddy]

I keep my boat outside during the winter, My neighbor and i move both boats between our garages, so the driveways are clear when we plow the snow. For the Summer it's on a covered hoist.
For my ski. I kept it in the garage until i got married in Oct of 2008. but during the Summer of 08 we had a big storm and my neighbors (same one as mentioned) tree fell "Through" my shed. I had a new one build by "Tuffshed" ( tuffshed.com ) long enough to fit the ski trailer into it. i had the doors moved to the shorter side, so it rolls in longways...still plenty of room for paddle boat, fold up picnic table, patio stuff, mower, shredder, and of course the dreaded snowblower + misc yard tools.

 

[seadoo/skidoo]

well as I can see lots of people store there boats and pwc's outside. one thing I think should never be done is shrink wrapping especially if there is water inside, It will be mildew city in the spring.

 

[BMANN06]

Toadman .. thats a slick looking ford almost aston martinish

well as I can see lots of people store there boats and pwc's outside. one thing I think should never be done is shrink wrapping especially if there is water inside, It will be mildew city in the spring.

I shrinkwrap my speedster 200, but have learned from some experienced marine techs. I pull all my interior seat cushions/speakers etc out and stuff them in the basement and add two vents to the shrinkwrap near the top (i'll post pics tomorrow) and leave all hatches open.

 

[kwiktsi]

Toadman .. thats a slick looking ford almost aston martinish

I said the same thing to my wife when I saw that pic! I had an 08 Fusion for a while, very nice car- but that is fricken sharp looking!

 

[Toadman]

I have been enjoying it. I don't see any other fusions on the road now but that will change and it will be a dime a dozen In about 6 months.
For kicks I looked and with 2.0 ecoboost it is rated for 2000 lbs towing which would be no problem for the jet ski but don't plan on towing with it.

 

[BMANN06]

I have been enjoying it. I don't see any other fusions on the road now but that will change and it will be a dime a dozen In about 6 months.
For kicks I looked and with 2.0 ecoboost it is rated for 2000 lbs towing which would be no problem for the jet ski but don't plan on towing with it.

Interesting that towing has been bumped to 2000lbs, for the most part it isn't the drivetrain or engine that deems the max towing weight but the fact that your hitch is fastened to sheet metal, normally holes in spare tire storage floor. I wonder what ford has done under there.

 

[Toadman]

Interesting that towing has been bumped to 2000lbs, for the most part it isn't the drivetrain or engine that deems the max towing weight but the fact that your hitch is fastened to sheet metal, normally holes in spare tire storage floor. I wonder what ford has done under there.

Beyond their being the largest muffler known to man (this is only half of it)

There are pre-drilled holes in the frame

I would believe that they would come up with a hidden hitch solution for this one. Ford abondoned the old fusion frame, this based on the european Mondeo frame.

I did own a 2008 Fusion at one time, but never thought of towing with it, so I don't really have a good comparison