Shrink-wrap offers quick, thorough protection against harsh weather, but most shrink-wrap jobs leave little—if any—access to boats while covered. If your plans include over-winter work beneath that ...

Shrink-wrap heat guns range from a few hundred bucks to more than $1,000. While it’s true with heat tools that you get what you pay for, DIY boaters probably don’t need—or even want—some of the ...

It’s easy to recycle boat shrink-wrap, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The state is encouraging boaters to “think green” when removing the winter shrink-wrap covers from ...

Registered boat owners in the U.S. dispose of 92 million pounds of used shrink wrap each year, the majority of which ends up in landfills. Clean Ocean Access, a non-profit, launched a recycling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered what happens to all that thick, white plastic covering on boats stored on dry land during the winter months ...

More than 1.5 million pounds of plastic come off boats around Maine each spring, the vast majority bound for landfills or incinerators. Credit: Clean Ocean Access / Maine Monitor This story was ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to all that thick, white plastic covering on boats stored on dry land during the winter months on Cape Cod? Fortunately, all that plastic is not going into garbage ...