[C320-list] Winter Covering
Barbara Uhlman
uhlman at sbcglobal.net
Thu Nov 5 09:10:24 PST 2009
Have you posted pics? Thanks.
Barb & Bob
Whisper, #1158
--- On Thu, 11/5/09, wflowe3 at netscape.net <wflowe3 at netscape.net> wrote:
> From: wflowe3 at netscape.net <wflowe3 at netscape.net>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter Covering
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 10:57 AM
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> They already have the pattern and it is pretty impressive
> how well it fits all the stanchions, shrouds, and other
> parts. I had to remove the dodger canvas and lay the frame
> down. The bimimi frame folds up against the backstays and
> doesn't have to be removed. The cover only extends about
> 1.5" over the toe rail. Hopefully that is enough to keep
> precipitation and snow melt off the decks.
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> Bill
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Kuether <bkuether at comcast.net>
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Wed, Nov 4, 2009 12:28 pm
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter Covering
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> Bill,
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> Did you have to provide them measurements or did they
> already have a pattern
> for the 320?
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> Also, how far over the toe rail does it extend?
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> I want to get a cover and am torn between that or a
> feathering prop.
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> Thanks,
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> -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
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> "Independence"
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> 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
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> Middle River, MD
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <wflowe3 at netscape.net>
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> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
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> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 9:13 AM
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter Covering
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> I bought a custom cover this year from The Canvas
> Store in Hunnington NY .
> It is the more expensive "over the rail" size and was about
> $2200 delivered.
> It comes in three zip together sections and you install it
> yourself.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com>
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> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
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> Sent: Sun, Nov 1, 2009 12:19 pm
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter Covering
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> I can't argue with anything below except the decision to
> store the boat
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> with boarding ladder down. My impression is that it
> is extremely hard
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> on the boat to use the boarding ladder to climb on board
> when the boat
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> is on the hard. I have numerous stress cracks in my
> transom that I
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> attribute to this practice. For the past few years I
> have opted instead
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> for removing the boarding ladder altogether so that no one
> is tempted to
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> use it this way. Removing it also leaves the transom
> open to make it
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> easy to get onboard or off. I just use a small
> folding stepladder when
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> I visit the boat. This works out nicely.
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> BTW, I ran the numbers on getting a custom cover made for
> my boat by a
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> local canvas shop in Annapolis, comparing this to
> shrink-wrap cost. My
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> impression is that you need to get a good ten years out of
> the cover,
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> not counting any installation costs, to get ahead of annual
> shrinkwrap
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> costs. Of course the cover is a lot more
> environmentally friendly.
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> Scott Thompson
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> Surprise, #653
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> Andrew Santangelo wrote:
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> > Hello Max,
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> > Well I did several different methods of winter
> storage. Here we go:
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> > * Two seasons indoor storage. Pros: Nice and
> warm AND protected inside;
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> > you have a comfy environment to work in during the
> winter. Cons: Very
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> > expensive; must step, unstep the mast - marina damaged
> the cables doing
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> > this one time. Grrrrrr.
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> > * Three seasons outdoor storage, no shrink wrap, mast
> up, dodger up.
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> > Pros: Cheap, and lazy approach. Cons: Boat is
> very dirty in the spring,
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> > lots of clean-up. No protection when working and
> visiting the boat in
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> > the winter.
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> > * Eight seasons outdoor storage, shrink wrap, dodger
> off, mast up.
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> > Shrink wrap had a zipper door at the transom/ladder
> and the ladder was
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> > left down during the shrink wrapping process.
> Pros: Cheaper than indoor
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> > storage, but protected inside the cockpit and
> deck. On a sunny winter
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> > day it can actually be warm in the cockpit and cabin.
> Everything well
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> > protected and fairly clean. Cons: Somewhat
> expensive compared to no
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> > covering. Some what of a pain unwrapping the
> boat; on the other hand
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> > treat it as a spring present you are opening!
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> > The last option worked best for me.
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> > FYI: When the boat was delivered to SFO everyone
> thought it was a new
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> > or nearly new boat. They did not realize it was
> a 1996 vessel. The
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> > great benefits of fresh water sailing. Of course
> now I torment the boat
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> > with salt water!
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> > Best Regards,
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> > Andrew
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> > C320 "Dawn Treader"
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> > #333
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> > Pier 39 SFO
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> > On Oct 31, 2009, at 12:24 PM, Max Ruddy wrote:
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> >> Hey everyone... Does everyone cover there
> boat when on the hard in
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> >> winter, cold climates like that of Michigan,
> Maine, Colorado etc.
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> >> What are the various recommendations. I
> assume most leave the stick
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> >> up when covering?
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> >> Thanks,
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> >> Max
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> >> Sail la vie #277
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> Scott Thompson
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> Surprise, #653
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