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Old 29 March 2020, 11:16   #1
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sib keep inflated or deflate?

Hi all.
Keep safe in these covid times.
Place I launched from / kept my sib on pontoon is closed for the duration.
I'm in my seventies so I'm confined to barracks too.
So it looks as if I won't be using the sib for (most of?) this season.
It's on its trailer at present and has a cover

Do you think it's better to keep it inflated or let it down, fold it and put it somewhere pls?


TIA, Terry.
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Old 29 March 2020, 11:28   #2
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Let some air out so it keeps its shape & leave it covered up on the trailer. Make sure the cover doesn’t rub.
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Old 29 March 2020, 17:11   #3
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Dave, thanks for the advice.
(Actually I think it’s a couple of years
Since I last blew it up!)
Regards from Terry
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Old 29 March 2020, 18:05   #4
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That's how I store mine as Dave says doesn't matter if it goes soft just keep the sun off and the cover tight I use bungee cord on mine rather that rope
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Old 29 March 2020, 20:44   #5
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Ah thanks Jeff.
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