[C320-list] Winter Covering photos-one more

[wflowe3 at netscape.net]

http://www.catalina320.com/mediagallery/mediaobjects/tn/e/e_cover_attachment.jpg
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: wflowe3 at netscape.net
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 11:11 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter Covering photos










Here are links to a few of my not too good photos

http://www.catalina320.com/mediagallery/mediaobjects/tn/1/1_cover.jpg

http://www.catalina320.com/mediagallery/mediaobjects/tn/1/1_cover.jpg

http://www.catalina320.com/mediagallery/mediaobjects/tn/3/3_cover_front.jpg



 

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry & Melissa <theleibmans at verizon.net>
To: Catalina320.com <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Wed, Nov 4, 2009 6:07 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winter Covering










A few bad pictures (due to both to the lack of space around the boat and to the 
lack of my photographic skills) are at:

http://www.catalina320.com/mediagallery/album.php?aid=227&page=1
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Larry & Melissa 
  To: Catalina320.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:42 PM
  Subject: Winter Covering


  Just to provide another hopefully useful data point, I purchased an "Exact 
Fit" winter cover from Carl at SeaCanvas (www.seacanvas.com) last year. For the 
C-320 it is a 2 piece cover that zippers at the mast. It goes over the toe-rail 
just just covers the rub-rail. It has a layer of Noah fabric (as used in car 
covers) at the toe rail to provide a soft contact point. It has custom fit 
cutouts that wrap around each of the stanchion bases as well as the shrouds and 
boom topping lift (with velcro closures for the latter two). The aft piece is 
supported by the boom. The forward piece has sewn-in lifting rings to be 
supported by a jib halyard. The edges near the toe rail have cringles to allow 
the cover to be tied around the hull with line they provide. Tenara thread is 
used. The cover is grey which keeps it cozy inside on a sunny day and helps the 
snow melt quickly.

  I've only used the cover one year so far but was very happy with the results. 
I'm planning on keeping the boat in the water this winter but was told by Sea 
Canvas that they have customers who are still able to use the cover even with 
the boat wet stored. I guess we'll see how that works out. Cost was around $2500 

which does not seem unreasonable if I can get around 10 seasons out of it.

  Larry
  Hull 609