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

[Luis Guzman]

Art,
   
  I love watching the snow fall. It looks so beautiful...and real. Boy, those new HDTV screens are incredible.
   
  Actually, we have had some snow in Bradenton in the past. At one time we had snow at the rate of about 1 snow flake per 10ft square. Wow, that was scary. Luckily it melted way before it hit the ground. Otherwise it would have been a real disaster because nobody here knows how to drive on snow. I don't know why because, at this time of the year, 80 percent of the population are from where the real snow falls.
   
  Luis

"Arthur H. Czerwonky" <czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
  Now, Luis... go on - tell us about your winter blizzards in Bradenton...
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Luis Guzman 
>Sent: Oct 18, 2006 8:37 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list 
>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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