[Rhodes22-list] Sail removal

[Fred Kaiser]

I remove the battery from Fretless and store indoors.  though a fully
charged battery won't freeze or crack it's easy enough to remove and so I'm
sure I have a fully charged battery to start the moter in the spring without
running a power cord at the marina to the battery charger.  No solar panels
on Fretless. I usually run the motor in the marina in a tank of water before
splashing so I know it will start when launched.

Fred Kaiser
Fretless
Rock Hall MD


On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:00 PM, BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> Chris;
> I take the batteries off because I'm afraid a hard freeze would kill them
> or
> crack them or something..I don't know why I don't worry about the ones in
> my
> cars but I think my analysis is called "poly sci major
> plays maritime engineer" ;)
>
> BenCittadino
>
>
>
>
> cowie wrote:
> >
> > Sounds like I should keep it simple and just leave the sails and
> > rigging in place.  I had planes to leave the batteries on board since
> > I have the solar panels.  Do you think I should remove the batteries?
> >
> > Chris Cowie
> > Cowie Associates PC
> >
> >
> > On Nov 21, 2009, at 8:33 PM, "BenCittadino" <bencittadino at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Chris;
> >>
> >> For what it's worth I agree with Rick. I'm  a lot further north than
> >> you and
> >> I leave the mast up and sails in place while the boat is up on the
> >> jack-stands at the marina. We pull the batteries, strip the interior,
> >> winterize the potable and waste water tanks and take the engine off
> >> and
> >> store it inside. Art fabricated a
> >> winter cover for it, but to be honest I had that shipped to the marina
> >> directly and the crew there is putting it on the boat. I live an
> >> hour or so
> >> from the marina (Princeton to Sea Bright-Highlands area) so I
> >> haven't seen
> >> it with the cover on yet. I'll get some pics in case anybody wants
> >> to see
> >> the cover.
> >>
> >> I know the main is protected inside the mast, and I just furl the
> >> Genny as
> >> tight as I can and put shock cords around everything (with some cloth
> >> between the cord and the sails to protect it a little) so the winter
> >> winds
> >> don't unfurl anything.
> >>
> >> I only got my boat last summer but she wintered over just fine.
> >>
> >> Good luck,
> >>
> >> BenCittadino
> >> s/v Susan Kay
> >>
> >> Rick-139 wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Chris,
> >>>
> >>> I presume you're referring to the stock GBI furler.  If so,
> >>> lowering the
> >>> mast is the only way you can remove the genoa.  IMHO, there is no
> >>> need to
> >>> remove either the genny or the main over the winter, especially if
> >>> you're
> >>> going to cover the boat anyway.  You can remove the sails for
> >>> cleaning
> >>> when
> >>> they need repaired, which should be years between events.
> >>>
> >>> Rick
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 4:23 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I am getting ready to put my boat to bed for the winter and plan to
> >>>> remove
> >>>> the sails for cleaning and storage.  My boat is in a slip and will
> >>>> be put
> >>>> on
> >>>> jack stands in the boat yard for the winter in a few weeks.  I
> >>>> plan to
> >>>> take
> >>>> the mast down and leave it in the mast crutch to stretch a canvas
> >>>> cover
> >>>> over.  Is it best practice to remove the furling genoa (175) while
> >>>> the
> >>>> rigging is up or is it best to remove after the mast is lowered?
> >>>> Does
> >>>> the
> >>>> sail help protect the metal slide that the genoa goes thru while
> >>>> it is
> >>>> being
> >>>> lowered with the mast?  Is it easy to remove the genoa after the
> >>>> rigging
> >>>> is
> >>>> lowered?  I understand the main can only be removed after the mast
> >>>> is
> >>>> down.
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