[Rhodes22-list] Getting the weight off the tires for winter storage

[Jesse Shumaker]

Mike, it sounds like you have a good and affordable system in place.
Thanks for sharing about the jack usage as well.  If I had a place to keep
the boat at home so I could keep an eye on it I might have gone for the
tarp approach.  A number of the sailors at the club mentioned how the
covers had helped keep their boat in good shape so I figured I might as
well invest in that approach up front rather than end up like some of the
boats I saw with sterns full of water from ripped tarps and clogged
scuppers.  In my first year of boat ownership (I bought it over July 4th
weekend in 2019), I have really learned the meaning of the BOAT acronym!

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 4:15 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> Jesse,
>
> All in all it is very impressive. I am not sure if I can justify the cost.
> The last cover that I had purchased for my Rhodes became quite brittle in
> about five years and also had a respectable price tag.
>
> I decided to use a high quality tarp (Harbor Freight 29x19x9mil silver
> heavy duty) replacing it every season. The yearly tarp cost is less than
> $50 with a 20% off coupon and provides ample height for winter/spring work
> access when I use my PVC frame. During the worst of the winter I tie it
> fairly tightly to prevent animal entry and protect from winds, rain and
> snow. The size permits covering the boat, motor and trailer, protecting the
> tires as well. Yes, I added the rear trailer jacks (from Harbor Freight)
> years ago to elevate the tires off the ground and level the boat.
>
> I usually reuse the tarp around the yard or give it away since it is still
> in pretty good shape in the spring.
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> I’d rather be sailing :~)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Jesse Shumaker
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2020 4:57 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Getting the weight off the tires for winter
> storage
>
> I forgot to mention that price included the mast crutch that attached to
> the rudder gudgeons and kept the mast level for the cover.  The GB mast
> crutch that I use for stepping the mast was too high for the cover.  I also
> made a simple support that fits into the tabernacle (see attached photo)
> and supports the mast while it is down for the winter so there wouldn't be
> too much weight on the gudgeons.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 2:34 PM Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think it was around $1200.  I justified the cost because I plan on
> > owning the boat for a long time and figured it was better to go with a
> > good cover than risk damage due to tarp failure.  A walk around the
> > club in the winter or spring provided plenty of cheap homemade winter
> > cover gone wrong examples that provided incentive to invest in a long
> term solution up front.
> >
> > Jesse Shumaker
> > S/V Zephyr
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 1:33 PM Michael D. Weisner
> > <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Jesse,
> >>
> >> What was the cost on the cover? It looks great!
> >>
> >> Mike
> >> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> >> Nissequogue River, NY
> >> I’d rather be sailing :~)
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> >> Jesse Shumaker
> >> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2020 1:24 PM
> >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Getting the weight off the tires for
> >> winter storage
> >>
> >> One other note since the topic of keeping water out of the stern came
> up.
> >> The local sailboat shop makes nice custom covers so I had a mast down
> >> cover made for the boat since it will be stored outside at the club
> >> for the winter.  I attached a couple of photos.  The photos were from
> >> right after I buffed and waxed the hull so you can see reflections
> >> off the blue hull paint.
> >>
> >> Jesse Shumaker
> >> S/V Zephyr
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