Opinions Needed!

Wow is that ever a lethal title for a thread on a fishing forum!!
I'm looking for opinions on mooring a boat at Pymatuning for the season.  I have the opportunity to get a slip at the new Linesville Marina.  I would like others' thoughts and concerns.
Has anyone every kept their boat in the water for an entire season?  Drawbacks?  
I know I will pretty much have to drag everything in and out of the boat every time.  My biggest question is how do you keep it covered while it is moored in the slip.  
I drive about 70 miles or so to the marina, so it would help not towing it every time.  Fishing by myself might be a little easier considering there would be no issue with trailering the boat   I could pop in and out anytime without worrying about crowds or lines.  
OK, let me here it!!
 

Ok  Now that we have the jackazz award out of the way, let me clarify.  Is there an easy way or better method to keep a boat covered or is a snap cover the best option.
Thank you D for your invaluable input.

Ops I would also recommend using adjustable post type of supports. The bow style ribs suck and webbing support is a royal PITA trying to cover a boat in the water.


Don't forget a working bilge pump also.

You'll need a button down or velcro style mooring cover.  That Conneaut boat cover, Amish family seems to be a huge favorite on the site.  Custom fit, so you aren't getting water in your boat.
 
Make sure your hull is water tight.  I don't trust mine, aluminum rivet construction.  It usually doesn't have any water in it, when I moor it for 4-5 days, but not sure if that would be the same for all of the time.  You can get an automatic bilge pump with a float, and run a solar panel to trickle charge your battery.  If not, then you'll likely want to pull your batteries after every use, and probably your depth finder and anything else that is easily removed and worth anything.  People are idiots, so you need to account for that.
 
I personally just keep my boat close to the lake in storage.  So, I end up doing about the same pulling of certain things that go home with me in my truck and need to remember on every trip as if I moored.  It's a lot cheaper than mooring, but takes 15 minutes before and after every trip.  Mooring is still going to take 5 minutes or so.  It saves wear and tear on my vehicle, and space on my driveway/garage, which is why I really do it.  I don't have a custom fit cover or auto bilge.  So if mooring for a few days, and it rains hard, it's in there until I bilge it out.
 
It would be nice to just get there and go.  If it makes sense, then it would be great.  I can't justify the additional cost, of getting a boat that I would trust and mooring cost.

That's what I thought.  Was trying to upload a pic of my boat with the cover on it but apparently the file is too big?!?
 
 

Resize photos to 640 pixels or smaller.

Will there be a fuel pump at the Marina and how much fuel might they be selling? Would imagine the fuel won't be gasohol but it can still get nasty if it sits in a tank over time.

Having to walk to a boat slip helps prevent taking all that gear you probably won't use anyway. lol

opsman
Ok  Now that we have the jackazz award out of the way, let me clarify.  Is there an easy way or better method to keep a boat covered or is a snap cover the best option.
Thank you D for your invaluable input.

Glad I could help.  Not the reader's fault the question was written poorly.

opsman,
 Your cover looks fine mooring is the way to go,im in b38 at Linesville the only drawback is the funk that gets on the bottom of the boat needs cleaned ith slimy grimey or another boat bottom cleaner. I have to pull my boat out every couple months and clean and charge my batteries back up. Believe me the circus at the Linesville launch is bad and to be able to avoid is worth any price. Also if your drining 70 miles to marina you will save enough in gas to pay for your mooring. Any more questions PM me ok.

Thanks guys.  That's what i'm looking for.  Pros and cons from past experiences.  Ice Nut, we will be neighbors almost...Mines B18.  Of course I still have one more hurdle to jump through.  Since that will be my primary lake of use I will be required to register my boat in PA.  Don't know how that works when I live in Ohio!!
O.D.  Yeah, I figured I would take everything out of the boat except of course the motor.  Wasn't too sure about the battery yet.  I will probably come up with some kind of rolling cart/contraption so I can pretty much wheel any heavy stuff out all at once.
Ice, I have a starter battery and a Deep well Marine Battery, so I guess I could just switch them up every so often and take the other home to charge...

I don't have a picture of mine but they help vent and water can't get in......kind of a cap with vents. Plastic made.....not expensive. Amish guy made my boat new tarp and puts them on all. 

D-nymph

opsman My biggest question is how do you keep it covered while it is moored in the slip.  

With a boat cover.

Just flip da boat upside dahn.

Mountian Man

D-nymph

opsman My biggest question is how do you keep it covered while it is moored in the slip.  

With a boat cover.

Just flip da boat upside dahn.

Inorite?  This ain't journosurgery.

Icenut has a good point. Whatever you see growing on submerged rocks, logs, etc. you're gonna find growing on the bottom of your boat.

I had a slip at Wilhelm where I docked my 16' Starcraft back in the late 70s early 80s.

When I pulled my boat from the water in Oct. WOW I bout popped my pants. Thought my boat was ruined.

That's when I discovered a product called "Star Brite Hull Cleaner" that is available at WalMart and I imagine other places. It's a oxalic acid so not recommended for washing your boat inside a garage. But the stuff do work.

Another great product to clean scum from boats is "Screen Door Cleaner" which can be found in some hardware stores. Used for cleaning aluminium screen doors which contains hydrofloric acid. Also recommended to be used in a well ventilated area.

In both cases "read and follow the directions before buying"