[Rhodes22-list] RE:Winter Storage

[Jim Connolly]

I wish I had enough space to store the mast indoors, but I don't.

The mast will be stored with the IMF slot down and the spreaders off.   The 
jib will be protected by more than just it's self-cover.  I plan to wrap 
the mast (plus jub furler and stays) in a plastic sleeve to protect the 
parts that stick out from beneath the tarp.

Given this, does anyone feel it necessary to remove the mainsail and jib 
from their respective tubes and store inside?

Jim Connolly
s/v Inisheer


On Friday, September 26, 2003 4:25 PM, CarolN8 at aol.com 
[SMTP:CarolN8 at aol.com] wrote:
> Jim,
>
> I have always just put a tarp over the top for the winter storage and had 
no
> problems until last spring when we got 6 feet of snow.  The spreaders 
bent
> under the weight as it melted and became very heavy. So I suggest you 
remove the
> speader bars before putting on the tarp (as I will from now on!)
>
> Carol
> s/v Painkiller
>
> ========Original Message========
> Subj:    [rhodes-list] Winter Storage
>  Date:   9/25/2003 6:30:47 AM Mountain Daylight Time
>  From:   <A 
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>
>
> I am facing up to the likelihood that after pulling the boat out of the 
water
>
> prior to my vacation, I may not get her back in this year.  Too much 
other
> stuff to do.
>
> In previous sailboats, I have stored on the trailer using the mast as a
> tarpaulin support pole, and supported the (horizontal) mast at the bow,
> stern,
> tabernacle, and sometimes also a fourth support in the cockpit area.
>
> Aside from the fact that the mast would need additional support between 
the
> bow
> rail and stern rail, I have the GB mast-raising system with the tall aft 
mast
>
> crutch, so the mast isn't horizontal.
>
> How do people arrange their boats for winter storage?  Anybody just add 
more
> support and wrap her up with the mast on the GB support, or is that a bad 
> idea?  Is the GB crutch strong enough to take this sort of load?  2' of 
snow
> on
> my old R-19 tarp partially collapsed the aft mast crutch on me once.  No
> damage
> to the boat or mast as a result, but I would prefer to avoid similar
> situations
> in the future.
>
> BTW, the long-term weather forecast and the "Old Farmer's Almanac" 
apparently
>
> agree that this coming winter will be similar to the last, with snow from 
> November to April, (FWIW).  We had near-record snow totals here in MA.
>
>
> Jim Connolly
> s/v Inisheer
> 1985
>
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