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South Hill, North Side, Five Mile
Most Spokane boats live at home in the off-season. We need water, power, and enough room to walk all sides of the trailer. A driveway with shade through midday is ideal.
Spokane water & sun
What Inland Northwest summers
do to a hull.
Spokane runs about 170 sunny days a year. UV at 1,800 feet of elevation hits gelcoat harder than coastal sun does. Boats kept outdoors here oxidize faster than the same boat kept on Puget Sound or Lake Washington. Dark hulls show it first. Reds go pink, blacks go grey, navy goes washed-out.
On the water, the Spokane River and Long Lake have meaningful mineral content. Hard water spotting sets in fast on a hot day if the boat doesn't get rinsed. Newman Lake and Liberty Lake are softer but still leave waterline staining over a season. None of this is a problem if the hull is sealed and maintained. Untouched, it adds up to a serious detail by the second or third year.
For a boat that lives outside through a Spokane summer, plan on a buff and wax every other season at minimum, with a maintenance wax mid-season.
