![Clean: clean all plants and mud from your boat, trailer and equipment](/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/clean.png)
![Drain: eliminate all water from bilges, ballasts, live wells and engines](/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/drain.png)
![Dry: allow boat to completely dry before launching in other waters](/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dry.png)
If your boat has ballast tanks, an inboard motor or other raw water systems (A/C, shower), the required dry time is always 30 days.
If your watercraft does not have any of the above systems, the dry times are:
- Spring: 18 days (March, April and May)
- Summer: 7 days (June, July and August)
- Fall: 18 days (September, October and November)
- Winter: 30 days (December, January and February)