[Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs

[Fred Kaiser]

Mark, I use a ridge pole with a couple of supports along it's 
length.  I tie the tarp together at the bow and stern and use a 
bungie under the trailer forward of the wheels toward the bow. I then 
use 4 soda bottles filled with sand on each side making sure that the 
tarp is wide enough so that the bottles rest along the trailer rails 
and do not bang into the boat as the wind blows.  This arrangement 
allows the tarp to lift a little in the wind so that there is a 
little ventilation under the tarp.  I also leave the companion door 
open so that there is ventilation into the cabin. I check often and 
remove snow from the tarp when needed.  Seems to have worked well 
over the years

Fred Kaiser
1991 Rhodes 22 Fretless
Rock Hall MD

At 08:28 PM 10/17/2006, you wrote:
>I've seen Mary Lou and Rummy both refer to using bottles filled with 
>sand or water as a means of securing a tarp.  Never having done this 
>before, I've been meaning to ask -- do you just let the weight of 
>the bottles hold the tarp in place?  If so, what's to prevent the 
>tarp from shifting around even with the weight of the bottles? Or do 
>you tie the lines around something before attaching the bottles?
>
>Thanks,
>
>- Mark