[Rhodes22-list] Sail removal

[Stephen Staum]

If the batteries are charged, they will be OK.
Stephen

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On 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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