[Rhodes22-list] Sail removal

[BenCittadino]

Chris;
I take the batteries off because I'm afraid a hard freeze would kill them or
crack them or something..I don't know why I don't worry about the ones in my
cars but I think my analysis is called "poly sci major
plays maritime engineer" ;)

BenCittadino




cowie wrote:
> 
> Sounds like I should keep it simple and just leave the sails and  
> rigging in place.  I had planes to leave the batteries on board since  
> I have the solar panels.  Do you think I should remove the batteries?
> 
> Chris Cowie
> Cowie Associates PC
> 
> 
> On Nov 21, 2009, at 8:33 PM, "BenCittadino" <bencittadino at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Chris;
>>
>> For what it's worth I agree with Rick. I'm  a lot further north than  
>> you and
>> I leave the mast up and sails in place while the boat is up on the
>> jack-stands at the marina. We pull the batteries, strip the interior,
>> winterize the potable and waste water tanks and take the engine off  
>> and
>> store it inside. Art fabricated a
>> winter cover for it, but to be honest I had that shipped to the marina
>> directly and the crew there is putting it on the boat. I live an  
>> hour or so
>> from the marina (Princeton to Sea Bright-Highlands area) so I  
>> haven't seen
>> it with the cover on yet. I'll get some pics in case anybody wants  
>> to see
>> the cover.
>>
>> I know the main is protected inside the mast, and I just furl the  
>> Genny as
>> tight as I can and put shock cords around everything (with some cloth
>> between the cord and the sails to protect it a little) so the winter  
>> winds
>> don't unfurl anything.
>>
>> I only got my boat last summer but she wintered over just fine.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> BenCittadino
>> s/v Susan Kay
>>
>> Rick-139 wrote:
>>>
>>> Chris,
>>>
>>> I presume you're referring to the stock GBI furler.  If so,  
>>> lowering the
>>> mast is the only way you can remove the genoa.  IMHO, there is no  
>>> need to
>>> remove either the genny or the main over the winter, especially if  
>>> you're
>>> going to cover the boat anyway.  You can remove the sails for  
>>> cleaning
>>> when
>>> they need repaired, which should be years between events.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 4:23 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am getting ready to put my boat to bed for the winter and plan to
>>>> remove
>>>> the sails for cleaning and storage.  My boat is in a slip and will  
>>>> be put
>>>> on
>>>> jack stands in the boat yard for the winter in a few weeks.  I  
>>>> plan to
>>>> take
>>>> the mast down and leave it in the mast crutch to stretch a canvas  
>>>> cover
>>>> over.  Is it best practice to remove the furling genoa (175) while  
>>>> the
>>>> rigging is up or is it best to remove after the mast is lowered?   
>>>> Does
>>>> the
>>>> sail help protect the metal slide that the genoa goes thru while  
>>>> it is
>>>> being
>>>> lowered with the mast?  Is it easy to remove the genoa after the  
>>>> rigging
>>>> is
>>>> lowered?  I understand the main can only be removed after the mast  
>>>> is
>>>> down.
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