[Rhodes22-list] Winter Storage

[Steve Alm]

Jim,

When we tarp our boat for the winter, I remove the mast crutch and set the
mast down on the stern rail.  Now it's horizontal.  I support it in the
middle by putting a cushion on top of the companionway hatch.  Then I remove
the spreaders and that's about it.  It seems to make a perfect "ridge" for
the tarp, which covers the entire boat and tied down to the trailer.

I've only had my boat through two winters here in Minnesota, but so far this
has worked out pretty well.

Slim


On 9/25/03 7:30 AM, "jbconnolly at comcast.net" <jbconnolly at comcast.net> wrote:

> I am facing up to the likelihood that after pulling the boat out of the water
> prior to my vacation, I may not get her back in this year.  Too much other
> stuff to do.  
> 
> In previous sailboats, I have stored on the trailer using the mast as a
> tarpaulin support pole, and supported the (horizontal) mast at the bow, stern,
> tabernacle, and sometimes also a fourth support in the cockpit area.
> 
> Aside from the fact that the mast would need additional support between the
> bow 
> rail and stern rail, I have the GB mast-raising system with the tall aft mast
> crutch, so the mast isn't horizontal.
> 
> How do people arrange their boats for winter storage?  Anybody just add more
> support and wrap her up with the mast on the GB support, or is that a bad
> idea?  Is the GB crutch strong enough to take this sort of load?  2' of snow
> on 
> my old R-19 tarp partially collapsed the aft mast crutch on me once.  No
> damage 
> to the boat or mast as a result, but I would prefer to avoid similar
> situations 
> in the future.
> 
> BTW, the long-term weather forecast and the "Old Farmer's Almanac" apparently
> agree that this coming winter will be similar to the last, with snow from
> November to April, (FWIW).  We had near-record snow totals here in MA.
> 
> 
> Jim Connolly
> s/v Inisheer
> 1985
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