[C320-list] A couple of winterizing tips...

[Jamie Pett]

Yeah , yeah warm weather's great .....but in the lighthearted interest of defending my cold weather C-320 companions here on Chesapeake Bay (although the crew from Bella Luna and Beach House did go swimming in October) 
I offer a draft list of top ten reasons for sailors liking cold weather- 

10) All the boat stores in the area have sales
9) Way less growth on the bottom when the water is near freezing
8) You get to do all those projects you never get to when your sailing
7) It gets seriously windy in November - I mean seriously windy - (gale warnings in effect today)
6) Get to do cool races like the "Frigid Digit"
5) Transient slips ALWAYS available
4) Almost no crab pots to snag
3) Plenty of witty, backhanded barbs about warm weather locations from Don, Orlando and Bruce
2) A winterizing e-mail thread on the list goes on for days and days and days.....

And the number one reason......

1) Hot , mulled rum drinks!    :-)

Have a great Thanksgiving - 
Jamie Pett
Bella Luna


-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:01 AM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] A couple of winterizing tips...

Ahh yes, I forgot about the fleeces..it was 90F over the weekend and I had all hatches opened and fans on so I didn't think much about blankets, etc... :)

Going over to Cat Harbor Thurs-Fri for the last cruise of 2008, it will probably be chilly enough where I will remember the fleeces...
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Regards,
OD

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----- Original Message -----
From: bruceheyman
Sent: 11/18/2008 03:35 PM GMT
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] A couple of winterizing tips...



Orlando,
Not true, we make sure that we have a couple of extra blankets and a some fleases on board...
Bruce
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-----Original Message-----
From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:00:13 
To: C320-List<C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] A couple of winterizing tips...


In So Cal...no winterizing at all...heck the first race of the year is the Malibu and Return race and that's on the first Sat of Jan...
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Regards,
OD

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----- Original Message -----
From: sholdr
Sent: 11/18/2008 09:43 AM EST
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] A couple of winterizing tips...



Along these lines ----

Those of us who keep our boats in the water all season with low temps 
rarely below 28 degrees for short periods should have very different 
winterization schedules -- We live in Dallas and while I use the season 
change to do annual maintenance, flush the hot water heater, etc I do 
not put antifreeze in the lines just open the fresh water system valves 
and pump the head, and keep a small heater down below on freeze-protect 
cycle.

What do the rest of the warm-water sailors do?

Thanks

Phil Hansen
Camelot #322


-----Original Message-----
From: donauw at bellsouth.net
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 2:49 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] A couple of winterizing tips...



Umm, purple vs pink, ethylene glycolol vs methanol...???

Hmmm...and I thought winterizing was swaping out the #45 sunscreen for 
#15...and
putting a sweatshirt in the locker <g>

Regards,

Don Dixon
Stargazer, #605
Key West, FL


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