[C320-list] Looking for C320 MK II Winter Cover or Advice

[Warren Updike]

If your location is prone to accumulations of snow and you can afford a Top Gun cover go for it. Or, call me the "frugal mariner" and hear my tale. 

About 11 years ago we made a full cover of heavy duty plastic tarp over a PVC frame behind the mast and over the boom. We added some furring strip slats horizontally to prevent sagging between the verticals of which there are 5 on each side. I wire tie the PVC to the boom and line wrap at the end. The boom rests on the PVC against the toe rail without any vertical support from the mast. Over the bow was another PVC from the front side of the mast at boom level to the fore-peak with another piece of tarp over the bow. 

As time went on we made some mods: cover only from mast aft, with tarp closing the ends in front of the mast and behind the boom; and, a separate small cover over the fwd hatch. Total cost, maybe $150. Last year was our 7th with this cover and we will replace it in the Fall.  

Yes, it's not terribly ship-shape, takes about 3 hours to rig (on the hard,) and has never been blown off. It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Seems Maryland Winters are a bit milder these past few years.

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay


-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Looking for C320 MK II Winter Cover or Advice

Thanks for the advice on winter covers.  I'll check out the fabricators mentioned.  It looks like the Top Gun fabric has worked well.  Presumably they have a template for my C320 MKII.  

Thank all!

Dave

S/V Emily Ann
2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
Mukilteo, WA

David B. Swanson, P.E., S.E.
Principal, LEED AP, F. SEI
Director, Structural Engineering

Reid Middleton, Inc.
(425) 741-3800 office
(425) 741-5011 direct
(425) 508-7971 mobile

www.reidmiddleton.com

Washington | California | Hawaii | Alaska


> On Jul 18, 2017, at 7:30 AM, Rod Boer <rod.boer1 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> I also purchased a custom cover from The Canvas Store in Huntington, New
> York.  I purchased mine during the summer because there was a good discount
> for off season. It was made with Top Gun fabric. I believe it was under $2k
> at the time.  I am not sure how old it is now but my wife guessed it to be
> 7- 10 years old. My boat is located on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. I
> haven't seen any degradation in the fabric and don't expect to for a long
> time.
> Rod Boer
> Odyssey, #688 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of Kaare at charter.net
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 9:25 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Looking for C320 MK II Winter Cover or Advice
> 
> Not to dispute with Mr. Bousum, but custom covers for a 320 are available
> for 2k- 3k.  We completed our 3rd winter ( we're talking long harsh
> Wisconsin brutality) with a Top Gun fabric from The Canvas Store in
> Huntington, New York.  I believe it will last many more winters.  Totally
> pleased.  It has stood up well and fits perfectly.  Workmanship is
> excellent.  My boat show price was around $2400.  Shipshape in Duluth, MN
> makes a beautiful high quality cover for the 320 for mid 2k range.  My $0.02
> worth.
> Kaare & Mary Wold
> Sheet Music #945
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jul 17, 2017, at 5:30 PM, kenneth bousum <kenb711 at wowway.com> wrote:
>> 
>> My take on covers.The cost of shrink wrap is 425. Covers generally last
> about 10 years and cost 4000 to 5000 so it looks like a push to me. I shrink
> wrap,  don't have the hassle to put it up and store it. 
>> Ken#711 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 
>> From: "Utility Email" <kswanson123 at comcast.net> 
>> To: "C320IA List Server" <C320-List at Catalina320.com> 
>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 1:04:51 PM 
>> Subject: [C320-list] Looking for C320 MK II Winter Cover or Advice 
>> 
>> C320 Members, 
>> 
>> I am looking for a used winter cover for my 2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
> and/or any advice on winter covers.   
>> 
>> Advice being recommendations on material type (canvas, sunbrella, top
> gun?, etc.), fabricator (local or national), arrangement of the cover, how
> they connect, etc.   
>> 
>> We now keep our boat in the Seattle area and our wet winters have a way of
> making the deck of the boat a nice hue of green by the spring...  Of course,
> we didn't have this problem when we originally kept our boat in San Diego! 
>> 
>> In the PNW, we keep our boats in the water at our slips year 'round.  I'll
> probably use the winter cover from early November through the end of
> February of each year due to our limited use of our boat during those times.
> 
>> 
>> So any and all advice on winter covers for the C320 would be appreciated
> as I begin to research cost, materials, fabrication, and delivery.   
>> 
>> Also, if you have a used one in reasonable shape that you want to sell, I
> am interested in that route as well.   
>> 
>> Thanks for your time and advice! 
>> 
>> Dave 
>> 
>> David Swanson 
>> S/V Emily Ann 
>> 2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107 
>> Mukilteo, Washington 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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