[Rhodes22-list] Winterization (Mast & Main Sail)

[Ronald Lipton]

I take a similar approach.  I keep the boak in my back yard, surrounded
by slopes, so there is not too much wind.  In the past I have used a
set of lightweight tarp supports fabricated from PVC, foam panels, duct
tape and cable ties to stiffen the tarp over the cockpit.  I like to remove
everyting from the cabin so I can do a through cleaning.  My PVC/foam
has gotten rather old so I will need to make a new set this year or just 
ignore
it.

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Winterization (Mast & Main Sail)


> Ah, yes, my least favorite topic of all--winterization--because it marks 
> the
> end of the season.  Sheldon, there's no reason not to leave the boat 
> rigged
> if you have the place to do that but a tarp over the boom raises the age 
> old
> question--to tarp or not to tarp.  First of all, the boom does not extend
> all the way to the transom so a tarp over the boom alone would not prevent
> snow from accumulating in the cockpit.  Now, is that a bad thing?  Bill
> Effros always said he never tarped his boat, never fogged his motor, never
> removed his battery, never blocked the trailer up off its wheels, nothing.
> I, on the other hand, here in Minnesota did all those things.  Bill's
> testimonial notwithstanding, I can't help but think that the
> freezing/thawing/freezing/thawing could indeed cause some damage, 
> especially
> if it were in the bilge.  What I've always done is to remove the mast 
> crutch
> and lower the mast down to the stern  pulpit and use the mast as a roof
> ridge for the tarp.  I put a couple PFDs under the mast on the cabin roof 
> to
> support it in the middle so it doesn't bend under the weight of the snow. 
> I
> remove the spreaders so they don't poke through the tarp.  The tarp is big
> enough to cover the entire rig and I stitch the ends closed so it's just 
> as
> protected as a shrink wrap but not so air tight as to invite mold and
> mildew.
>
> Other northern Rhodies, please speak up.  What do you do?
>
> Slim
>
> On 10/10/07, Green, Sheldon <sheldon_green at merck.com> wrote:
>>
>> We are thinking about leaving the Main Sail in the (IMF) mast with the
>> mast fully rigged over the winter, rather then unstepping the mast.  We
>> are planning to remove the Jib and store at home.  "Another 1st" would
>> be up on blocks (on land).  We would then throw a tarp over the boom to
>> cover the cockpit.
>>
>> Has anyone done this?
>> What are the associated issues?
>> What is the best practice?
>>
>> Sheldon
>>
>>
>> Sheldon & Robin Green
>> "Another 1st"
>>
>>
>> Sheldon & Robin Green
>> "Another 1st"
>>
>>
>>
>>
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