[Rhodes22-list] Sail removal

Sun Nov 22 07:18:16 EST 2009

Ben,
I was a 'poly batt' major until I began doing the same thing each off-season.  The auto battery is peaked up each day.  Definitely a good idea.
Art

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>From: BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 21, 2009 9:00 PM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sail removal
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>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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