[C320-list] Winter storage

[Angus Henderson]

Tom
I store with mast up (furling), custom cover, without issue in Midland Ontario. 
Gus
Lindisfarne #999
Georgian Bay

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> On Aug 17, 2021, at 11:28 AM, Christian <ccaper at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Tom, I am in Chicago, 5th year of owning here.  I store outside, mast up
> (non furling main), but with a shrink wrap.  The shrink wrap is taped to
> the mast, but not water tight.  I've never had a problem with any rain or
> snow collecting inside the mast and doing any damage.  Before I owned,
> Canuck was stored in Muskegon MI mast up, and I saw no problems once taking
> ownership.
> 
> Last off season, there was another C320 next to me (Copycat), also mast up
> and non furling main, and they used a custom cover, I befriended the owner,
> and he had no problems with water intrusion at base of mast.
> 
> Unrelated to water intrusion mast up in cold climates, if this is your
> first storage winter in cold climate, highly recommend you replace your
> halyards with messenger lines during the winter.  The sun and the cold
> temps really do a number on halyards.
> 
> Christian Caperton
> 1994 C320 #138 "Canuck" Monroe Harbor, Chicago, IL
> 
>> On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 9:56 AM Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> We plan on keeping Bucket List (2008 Catalina Mk II - # 1135) at Irish Boat
>> Shop this winter in Charlevoix, Michigan - outside with the mast up.  We
>> have a custom boat cover - but I am concerned about snow coming down our
>> mast.  Having in mast furling - once we remove the sails, could water
>> collect inside the mast and do damage?   Have any of you experienced issues
>> with leaving your mast up all winter in a cold and snowy climate?  Thanks
>> for your opinions.  Tom Grass
>>