[Rhodes22-list] RE:Winter Storage

[Mark Kaynor]

Jim,

We leave the Genoa wrapped around the furler and store it in the basement
hung from the ceiling at several points. One nice thing about the CDR furler
is that it's flexible - we can get around the corners we need to to get it
downstairs. We leave the main furled and in the mast. We also remove the
spreaders from the mast before we tarp the boat.

Mark Kaynor

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Jim Connolly
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 7:20 PM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] RE:Winter Storage


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========
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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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