[Rhodes22-list] tarp for winter storage

[Mary Lou Troy]

Rummy,
Not sure if your comment was tongue in cheek but I suspect there is a 
big difference between Chesapeake weather and SC weather.

We get winter gales that blow the water out of the bay and then the 
approach of the next one brings higher than usual tides. This can 
make for a 3 to 4 foot tidal difference and makes it difficult to 
secure a boat in a slip when you are only used to a 2 foot 
difference. If you live a distance from your slip you can't always be 
checking your lines. We get weeks of frost freeze cycles and often a 
week or two a couple of times a year where the temperature is well 
below freezing. A few days below 10 degrees. The Bay can freeze over 
up here in Rock Hall (it did 3 years ago) and small tributaries can 
freeze over further south where Chris is. We can also get snowstorms 
that bring up to 12 inches of snow. We haven't had one recently but 
there was one in the last 10 years or so.

I'm not sure what you gain by tarping just the cockpit unless you can 
do it well enough to keep snow out. Generally leaves aren't a problem 
by now. By tarping the whole boat with the mast down, we protect the 
sail in the mast, can leave the companionway open for ventilation and 
keep water and snow out of the cockpit.

Mary Lou
1991 R22  Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 05:45 AM 12/6/2009, you wrote:
>Chris,
>I'm not sure why you are hauling for the winter since the best sailing
>weather is usually the winter months. Your climate isn't much different than
>mine in SC and I never haul except for maintenance. I can't see any benefit
>in  tarping your cockpit and your tie downs could scratch or damage your
>fiberglass  when beat around by the wind.
>
>Rummy
>
>
>In a message dated 12/5/2009 5:32:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>ccowie at cowieassociates.com writes:
>
>
>My  boat is scheduled to come out of the water next week and will rest on
>jack
>stands at the boat yard until spring.  I have taken off the genoa  to store
>inside and plan to leave the main sail and rigging in place over  the
>winter.
>Southern Maryland winter weather is not as punishing as might  be
>encountered
>in the more northern climates.  I am considering  putting a tarp over the
>boom to partially protect the cockpit and cabin  top.  I do not plan to
>lower
>the mast and am not intending to try and  enclose the entire deck, just a
>simple tarp tent over the boom with some  tie downs to the boat, not the
>jack
>stands.  Does anyone else use this  method and are there any suggestions on
>tarp size, how to tie it  down?  I see in the archives a lot of good ideas
>on
>pvc frames, entire  boat wraps, sunbrella custom covers and discussions
>about
>tie downs to the  trailer.  My idea is to leave most of the  boat exposed to
>the  elements but provide a little protection to the cockpit and cabin top.
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