picture Re: [Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Now, Luis... go on  -  tell us about your winter blizzards in Bradenton...
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Luis Guzman <trpclman at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Oct 18, 2006 8:37 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: picture Re: [Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs
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>I'll be keerping my boat on the water also.
>   
>  Now, I don't think I'll need any tarps as I'll be using it all winter. 
>   
>  Luis
>
>mputnam1 at aol.com wrote:
>  I'll be keeping my boat on the water ... does a tarp, secured by heavy bottles and tied off in a few places make sense on the water?
>
>Thanks again for all advice,
>
>- Mark 
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mtroy at atlanticbb.net
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Sent: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:27 PM
>Subject: picture Re: [Rhodes22-list] Off season storage costs
>
>
>Here's a picture of what Fred is describing. He was working on the boat so not all the bottles are in place but you get the idea. 
>
>Mary Lou 
>
>At 10:50 PM 10/17/2006, you wrote: 
>>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 
>> 
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