[C320-list] What are the pros/cons of destepping the mast forwinter storage?

[Jeffrey Hare]

If you have a cover made, have it made for mast up, even if you intend to
store it mast down some times.  It's very hard to have it modified after the
fact,  While it will leak some, it's nothing serious and doesn't amount to
much.

-Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim [mailto:chillinonahd at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 10:44 PM
To: C320 List
Subject: [C320-list] What are the pros/cons of destepping the mast forwinter
storage?

When I bought my boat last year hull #603, the mast was down and had to be
stepped at launching. No real issues but I had a minor problem with VHF
antenna and one of the stays was connected wrong to the chain plate. Now
that winter in approaching, I do have the option to store my boat either way
and was leaning towards leaving the mast intact. Let's here some pros and
cons from the group. For me, there is a cost savings but then it would be
good to take a good look at the mast while down. Also, I was considering
purchasing a cover for the winter and can have it made w/ or w/o the mast in
place. Does this cause the cover to leak a bit?
   
  Tim 

 			
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