[Rhodes22-list] Outside winter storage

[William P. Barry, III]

You will want a center support mid mast to keep that sag from sitting there
all winter. Our plan is to take the mast and store it down in the basement
with the sails, while using a wood beam in its place to support the tarp,
not realistic for many people, but the layout of the house enables for easy
in, easy out preocedure.  Just make sure you have a good center support, to
keep the mast from bending, and hang the tarp over it to protect the boat.
The easiest way to tie the tarp down would probably be some half gallon milk
containers ,with the handles, filled halfway with water/sand tied on the the
bottom of the tarp. With a series of these around the boat, it makes for
easy adjustments, and easy on/off procedure. Also, you should probably take
the mast off the rear support and put it on the stern rail so it is not at
an up angle, but level with the boat. The tarp should be long enough to
cover the boat from bowpulpit to stern rail and everything in between.

Will Barry
S/V Bulldog

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Goldberg" <j_goldberg@hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 11:24 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Outside winter storage


> I come one more thyme for you to pepper me with your sage advice.
>
> After getting my CB cabin leak fixed, I've had a great sailing season. My
> wife and I took sailing lessons at Belmont harbor at the beginning of July
> and spent the rest of the summer practicing what we had learned. A pretty
> good season. Just one bad incident when we had full sail out in 2 - 3 knot
> winds when out of nowhere we were surounded by whitecaps and she (the
boat)
> jybed and healed over violently dipping the rail in the water where it
> remained. I had forgotten to put the CB down which I managed to do, then I
> took the tiller and released the main sheet. I tried to stay on the high
> side while she (my wife) tried to release the genoa sheet from a cam
cleat.
> The pressure on the sail was so forcefull it took about two minutes before
> she could release it and right the boat. Exciting and ended well. On
> hindsite I probably should have released the tiller and the main sheet and
> let her (the boat again) come into the wind, but we were so close to the
> shore at the time and the wind was taking us ashore I was more interested
in
> trying to sail out of the situation.
>
> Bottom line for us is the we both now put a lot of faith in our Rhodes 22.
I
> feel that almost any other boat might have knocked down in that situation.
>
> Well the season is now over for us. September offers no opportunity for us
> to go sailing and October is already too cold here in the Chicago area. I
> pulled the boat out and hung the standard mast between the mast carrier
and
> the bow pulpit. It seems to have a little sag. Does it need support? or
> should I rest the bottom of the mast on the deck? I left everything
attached
> except the lower forward shrouds and the fore-stay attachement to the
chain
> plates.
> Now how to cover the boat for outside storage in a very snowy climate. I
was
> thinking of buying a 20 x 30 blue tarp and covering the boat. Has anyone
> done this and what advice how to place the tarp. Over the lifelines? Using
> the mast as a support? Just cover the cabin and cockpit area?
>
> Thanks in advance for any responses.
>
> Jack
>
>
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