[C320-list] moving our boat advice

[Mike Ott]

Barb,
We pull our boat every season and transport it to our house.  She sits next to 
the garage for the winter.  Although our distance is only about 40 miles many of 
the things we do should apply to your situation.  Check out the Brownell Systems 
(brownellsystems.com) website for a lot of interesting information on de-rigging 
the boat and making it ready for transport.
Outlined below are some of the things we do:
1) We store the boom below.  It usually go inside last after we have packed in 
the sails and canvas. We push the end all the way into the v-berth vee and tie 
the middle of the boom to the compression post.
2) We store the bimini and dodger frames on deck, tied to stanchions and 
hand-holds.  Pad and duck tape the hell out of them.  Pad everywhere it touches 
or could chaff.  We went to Home Depot and bought a few yards of cheap carpet to 
be sure we can ' pad and duck tape the hell out of it'.
3) Since your probably paying for the whole trailer see if you can use the 
trailer frame-work, after the boat is loaded, to store your dinghy if you have 
one.
4) We store our mast along side the boat tied to the trailer framing.  Most 
transport companies provide for 'U' shaped framing to hold the mast. I would not 
recommend tying the mast to the top of the boat (pulpit and stern railing) 
without a lot of additional wood framing support).
5) Buy a cheap plastic tool box at Walmart ($5) and store all clevis pins, boom 
pins and any turnbuckles that may have to be disconnected and anything else that 
small and will get lost in transit.  Before the mast is taken down mark or tape 
the turnbuckles to give you an idea of what the tuned rig looked like.
6) For your trip I would remove the anchor for the bow roller and store below or 
tied inside the trailer framing.
7) Can't emphasize enough the importance of padding and chaffing protection ... 
pad and duck tape or tie it down.
Best of luck in Burn Store.
Mike
'Amanda Lu'
#508




________________________________
From: Barbara Uhlman <uhlman at sbcglobal.net>
To: Catalina 320 <c320-list at catalina320.org>
Sent: Wed, October 26, 2011 6:28:36 PM
Subject: [C320-list] moving our boat advice

Hi, group,
This sounds very timely with at least two other people moving their boats 
recently.  Our boat will be loaded 3 weeks from today to make its way to a 
warmer climate.  We are interested in any and all advice about what to do before 

the move (mast, boom, etc.) and after the move.  Thanks in advance for all your 
help.

Barb and Bob
Whisper, #1158