[Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs

[Ronald Lipton]

I have been storing my boat in my backyard which is protected from
the wind by small hills on either side.  This year my trailer is in too
bad shape to trust on the road so I decided to store the boat in a
yard.  I have the option of leaving he mast up and covering the cockpit
or lowering the mast, using it as a ridgepole and using my usual tarps.
What is the disadvantage of leaving the mast up?  The genoa would be
exposed all winter but the main is rolled into the mast and is 
reasonably
well protected.

Ron
On Oct 17, 2006, at 6:47 PM, cjlowe wrote:

> I'm with Rummy up to about 95%.My tarp goes down below the trailer
> bunks,then I take cheap line (clothesline) and thread underneath the
> trailer,between opposing grommets of the tarp,and pull snug and tie 
> both
> ends.then I cut the line close to the middle and tie a loop in each 
> end.Then
> I take the worst bungees I own and double  or triple them between the
> loops,to make them tight,but still have a little give. This is the 
> best way
> I've found to keep the tarp against the hull without flapping in the 
> wind.
>
> Jerry Lowe
>
>
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