[Rhodes22-list] Getting the weight off the tires for winter storage

[Jesse Shumaker]

I forgot to mention that price included the mast crutch that attached to
the rudder gudgeons and kept the mast level for the cover.  The GB mast
crutch that I use for stepping the mast was too high for the cover.  I also
made a simple support that fits into the tabernacle (see attached photo)
and supports the mast while it is down for the winter so there wouldn't be
too much weight on the gudgeons.


On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 2:34 PM Jesse Shumaker <
jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think it was around $1200.  I justified the cost because I plan on
> owning the boat for a long time and figured it was better to go with a good
> cover than risk damage due to tarp failure.  A walk around the club in the
> winter or spring provided plenty of cheap homemade winter cover gone wrong
> examples that provided incentive to invest in a long term solution up front.
>
> Jesse Shumaker
> S/V Zephyr
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 1:33 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jesse,
>>
>> What was the cost on the cover? It looks great!
>>
>> Mike
>> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
>> I’d rather be sailing :~)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
>> Jesse Shumaker
>> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2020 1:24 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Getting the weight off the tires for winter
>> storage
>>
>> One other note since the topic of keeping water out of the stern came up.
>> The local sailboat shop makes nice custom covers so I had a mast down
>> cover made for the boat since it will be stored outside at the club for the
>> winter.  I attached a couple of photos.  The photos were from right after I
>> buffed and waxed the hull so you can see reflections off the blue hull
>> paint.
>>
>> Jesse Shumaker
>> S/V Zephyr
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